The Detroit Tigers may be on the cusp of making an absolutely massive addition to their bullpen. According to a report from MLB insider Jon Heyman, the Tigers are closing in on a deal with New York Yankees right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle.

The veteran right-hander has signed a one-year deal with the Tigers in free agency worth $7.75 million, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Jon Heyman of the New York Post was first to report that the Tigers were close to a deal with Kahnle on Wednesday afternoon.

There had been mutual interest in yet another reunion with the Yankees earlier this winter, a source had said, but an expensive offseason and an eye on the $301 million CBT threshold likely