Jon Heyman of the New York Post is reporting that Tommy Kahnle is close to a deal with the Detroit Tigers, as the New York Yankees have seemed to move on from the veteran right-hander. It isn’t shocking to see his departure given the current state of the bullpen and the team’s focus on acquiring a left-handed reliever, with Tim Hill drawing interest from the Yankees.
Kahnle was a hot commodity in a reliever market that’s moving in January, as he posted a 2.11 ERA and 25.7% K% across 50 MLB appearances.