?Now if only there was some way to build a viable $80 MM team around him
I believe a better owner than me should be able to... I had 85 wins and I screwed up a few (4 precisely) time; I think 95+ wins (team-wise) is possible. I might try it (with no record attempt this time). It would evidently require throwing some games away, but with little luck, and considering the 10% bonus (so around 770 IPs), who knows...
In this season, King pitched only two times below 80 (was late in the season, after 120+ pitches he was 72, but 80 right after, even though he showed up the very next game). At that level (80-85) he is still effective. With some of the low cost lefties (White, Pfiester, Krause) and a bunch of cookies (instead of SS Davis, Roseboro, Maddux, Milacki and the other costly ones I use), I think post-season is very possible... and then, who knows... As long A, he is a beast and can throw 4-5 games in a row easily. Never encountered that overuse fatigue (related to number of appearance) limit. Plus, as a hitter, he's not too bad (.183, 5 doubles, 6 triples, 2 hr, 45 walks, 12 so).
In the right park, with right team, it could be suprising...