Gaslamp Ball · Jan 16, 2025
Why the Padres have a case in arbitration against Michael King
2.95 ERA. 30 regular season starts. Over 200 strikeouts. 7 shutout innings in a postseason game. That is just some of what Michael King accomplished in his first season with the Padres.
That is also someone the Padres want to extend before he hits free agency in less than a year. So does it make sense to go shred him apart over less than a $1.5 million? You know the answer. (The Padres proposed $7.325 million while King proposed $8.8 million, according to Kevin Acee. Them going to an “arbitration hearing in February is all but inevitable”.)
However, if the two sides can’t settle the Padres do have a case and hopefully will go about this in the classiest and most respectful way possible.