Joe King gives UAPB a live lefty arm with swing-and-miss upside
In the 2026 season, Arkansas-Pine Bluff left-hander Joe King has been a heavily used arm, logging 29.1 innings with 40 strikeouts, even though the results have been bumpy (11.05 ERA, 2.59 WHIP, 0-4 record). He looks like a fit for teams that want a strikeout-oriented southpaw who can work in relief or spot starts, and reports from the scouting side have long liked the simple, repeatable delivery and projectable left-handed stuff. The catch: he’s still searching for consistency, so the upside is real, but so is the volatility.
