King was one of the players the Yankees shipped to San Diego last winter in the seven-player blockbuster trade for superstar slugger Juan Soto. This is the first report of the offseason that King could be available for a trade. In 33 starts for San Diego, King put up a 2.95 ERA over 173.2 innings pitched.

A trade pitch has the New York Yankees making a four-player blockbuster deal to acquire Dylan Cease from the San Diego Padres.

In the wake of Juan Soto's signing with the New York Mets, the Yankees had an initial flurry of moves that warranted widespread praise. They quickly signed Max Fried and Paul Gold