Aaron Boone says the New York Yankees expect to have Michael King in the starting rotation next season.

King, 28, seems open to the idea of competing for a job.

"I've always said, it's almost more fun and more of a challenge if they do sign a couple guys and in spring training, [I'm] coming in and saying, 'You're going to realize that I'm better than what you're putting out there,'" the right-hander said. "That sounds cocky, but that's the approach you gotta have when you're trying to get the spot you want."

King compiled a 2.75 ERA and a 3.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 49 appearances this season. 

He moved into the rotation in late August and started eight times to close out the year. In those outings, he amassed a 1.88 ERA and a 5.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio.