That the Padres had such success transitioning Seth Lugo from reliever to starter in 2023 was a motivator in believing that Michael King may make the identical transition.
And now King believes his former Yankee teammate Clay Holmes goes to additionally make this transfer efficiently as a result of like him and Lugo, the starvation to begin by no means left Holmes.
King watched Holmes’ first begin on TV and was blown away by how well-developed Holmes’ new changeup was already.
“He’s the type who can take all the new-school teaching and add it to his arsenal. The big thing is going to be as a reliever he could throw his sinker 97-100 (mph) and it is unhittable. Now, as a starter, you have to realize you can throw it at 94. You don’t need 98. You can save that for the fifth or sixth inning when you really need it.”
