The Royals made a big free agent splash on Wednesday night after adding another reliever to the fold in veteran closer Carlos Estévez.

Tommy Kahnle, a 2007 Shaker graduate, signed Wednesday with the Detroit Tigers after spending the past two seasons in the bullpen of the New York Yankees.

Instead of making blockbuster trades to bring in veteran players to improve the lineup today, they elected to stand pat, hoping their homegrown and highly drafted talent can work its way to the majors ...