Karns could follow in Minor`s path in KC`s `pen
(MLB.com Kansas City Royals)

The Royals may have found an internal replacement for left-hander Mike Minor, who emerged as the team`s closer last September and then signed a three-year, $28 million deal with the Rangers. That replacement could be right-hander Nate Karns, who the Royals put on the disabled list Thursday because of elbow inflammation.