Michael King - Avoids arbitration with San Diego The Padres and King avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $4 million contract with a $15 million mutual option for 2026 on Friday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribun... Impact Acee says there is a "substantial" buyout with the mutual option, which helps explain why King agreed to a contract that was less than half of what he filed for earlier this month. The structure of the deal allows the Padres some payroll room, which could lessen the need to trade King or Dylan Cease. The right-hander collected a 2.95 ERA and 201:63 K:BB over 173.2 regular-season innings with the Padres in 2024.
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