Justin Steele or Michael King
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| Michael King SP - SD  | Justin Steele SP - CHC  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 12 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 68.0 | ‐ |
| Wins | 4 | ‐ |
| Losses | 4 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 48 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 24 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 65 | ‐ |
| Walks | 29 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.18 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.13 | ‐ |
| Michael King SP - SD | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 15 |
| Games Started | 27 | 15 |
| Innings Pitched | 154.5 | 86.0 |
| Wins | 10 | 6 |
| Losses | 8 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 137 | 77 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 34 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 159 | 79 |
| Walks | 53 | 23 |
| ERA | 3.77 | 3.60 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.16 |
| Michael King SP - SD | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Michael King allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits over six innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Saturday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele will not throw a ball for “multiple weeks." Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | |
| Michael King allowed four runs on five hits over 3 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | Justin Steele was cleared to begin strengthening exercises on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 27th | |
| Michael King allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and two walks in a win on Monday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Justin Steele's flexor strain will keep him out of the rotation until after the All-Star Break. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| Michael King allowed one run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision Wednesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | Justin Steele suffered a setback in his recovery and has been shutdown. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| Michael King allowed one run on one hit over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Thursday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th | Justin Steele told reporters he’s targeting a return to the Cubs’ rotation in May or June. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st | |
| Notes | ||
| Michael King's transition to a full-time starter in San Diego paid off in 2024, but 2025 brought some mild regression and missed time. After logging 173 2/3 innings with a 2.95 ERA and 27.7% strikeout rate in 2024, he threw just 73.1 innings in 2025 with his strikeout rate dipping to 24.7% and his HR/9 jumping from 0.9 to 1.5. Projections expect a rebound in workload and a return to mid-3.00s ratios, which aligns more closely with his 2024 form than last year's abbreviated campaign. King still misses bats at an above-average clip and limits batting average against (.225 career), but his margin for error narrows when the home run rate spikes. He profiles as a high-end SP3 with SP2 upside if the strikeouts tick back toward the 27-28% range and he pushes past 160 innings again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Michael King SP - SD | Justin Steele SP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
