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By Michael DeRosa
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The Kansas City Royals are being connected to a notable pitcher who could hit the free agent market this offseason.
In a recent article for Bleacher Report, Kerry Miller predicted that the Royals will end up signing San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King to a four-year, $104 million contract this offseason if he opts out of his current deal.
"Put King in that Royals rotation alongside Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha and perhaps they could go from worst to first in the AL Central. Prediction: 4 years, $104M with the Kansas City Royals," Miller wrote.
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Seeing the Royals being viewed as a potential offseason suitor for King makes sense. It is clear that they should be looking to improve their pitching rotation this offseason, and this is especially so when noting that they traded 2025 All-Star starting pitcher Kris Bubic to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the deadline. Due to this, it would be understandable if they made a run at King this offseason if he elects to test free agency.
If the Royals signed King, he would immediately be one of their top starting pitchers. His stats from this season show this, as the 6-foot-3 righty has a 3.37 ERA to go along with 120 strikeouts in 24 starts. This is after he had a 5-3 record and a 3.44 ERA in 15 appearances for the Padres during the 2025 season.
It will be interesting to see if the Royals end up making a push for King this offseason. He would undoubtedly strengthen their rotation if they successfully signed him.
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