Royals agree to 1-year deal with lefty Tim Collins

The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with left-hander Tim Collins on a one-year deal.

The club avoided arbitration with the 26-year-old, who's set to earn $1.47 million with a $50,000 All-Star Game bonus, according to MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan.

Having made 228 relief appearances with the club since 2011, Collins was forced to miss the 2015 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in spring training.

Over his four-year career, Collins owns a 3.54 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 211 innings.

While he's small in stature (5-foot-7, 170 pounds), he's still able to hum the ball in the low 90s, slotting him perfectly into a Kansas City bullpen rife with fireballers.