Replacing a Cy winner? This reliever-turned-starter is ready for it

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1. > “I know I can do it,” [King] said. “All I gotta do is just go do it because I just haven’t been given the opportunities to do it the last few years. So that’s how I’m approaching it from a health standpoint. My body has stayed healthy if I wanted to actually do that. And I’m just going to go from 104 [2/3 innings] to 180-200 [innings] this year. That’s just how the mindset is.”

   Very good article here from a national MLB writer. Focuses on stuff he’s added to his arsenal and developing the balance of his pitch mix, as well as the general process of transitioning into a full-time starter, a la Seth Lugo last season.

2. “King now features one of the sweepiest sweepers in the Majors, generating 3.4 more inches of horizontal break than an average sweeper.”
   That’s going to be really fun to watch this season.

3. I’m actually very excited about our pitching this year