Tim Collins Rumors & Injury Update | #55

More bullpen miseries in Royals' 4-3 loss to Orioles

Kansas City Star — Matt Wieters flicked a tie-breaking double to left field in the eighth inning against Luke Hochevar that provided the winning run after Tim Collins opened the inning with a leadoff walk.

Kansas City Royals May 7, 2013

Tim Collins picks up first relief win

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals reliever Tim Collins earned the win during Thursday's 8-3, 10-inning victory against the Tigers. Collins tossed a scoreless ninth inning, striking out two. Collins (1-0) has allowed a run on two hits and two walks in 7 2/3 innings. He has a 1.17 ERA and nine strikeouts.

April 25, 2013

Kelvin Herrera allows homer in defeat

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera combined with Tim Collins for an ugly eighth inning on Saturday afternoon in Boston. Herrera entered after Collins had allowed a double, walk and a double play. With a runner on base, Herrera walked Mike Napoli. He then allowed a three-run home run to Daniel Nava for the blown save. The Royals couldn't rally, so Herrera got the loss. Herrera (1-2) has a 7.36 ERA.

April 20, 2013

Royals deal with aftershocks of Boston tragedy

Kansas City Star — Royals reliever Tim Collins, a Boston-area native, quickly ascertained Monday that none of his relatives were involved in the tragedy resulting from the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Catcher George Kottaras watched the scenes unfold on television of his former neighborhood and, like so many others, sought to understand the motivation of those who planted the bombs.

Kansas City Royals April 16, 2013

The Braves Are Not in Kansas Anymore Game Thread, April 16

Braves Journal — Dayton Moore is famous for his obsession with former Braves prospects, but this is one of the most Bravesless Royals teams in years. On the 25-man roster, they only have Jeff Francoeur, Bruce Chen, and Tim Collins, who was a Brave for all of about six seconds. So where did all the Braves go? Just [...]

Atlanta Braves April 16, 2013

When the results matter, reliever Tim Collins steps up his game

Kansas City Star — The World Baseball Classic was at least partly to blame for left-handed reliever Tim Collins' spring training struggles -- struggles he appears to have put behind him.

Kansas City Royals April 10, 2013

Royals | Tim Collins in good shape for spot

KFFL — Kansas City Royals RP Tim Collins appears to be in good shape for a spot ...

March 28, 2013

Royals Q&A with Dutton: Collins needs strong performance; Shields starts tonight

Kansas City Star — Lefty reliever Tim Collins is slotted to pitch again tonight when the Royals play the Chicago Cubs in concluding a day/night doubleheader that commences this afternoon against Milwaukee.Collins could really use a dominant performance to quell growing concerns.

Kansas City Royals March 27, 2013

Michael Morse launches seventh spring HR

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Mariners outfielder Michael Morse continued his torrid spring in Tuesday's Cactus League contest against the Royals. He went 3 for 4 with a home run in a 11-6 loss. Morse singed for his first two hits before launching a solo shot off Tim Collins in the seventh inning. Morse is batting .353 through 17 spring games with seven homers, 12 RBI and an .824 slugging percentage. According to MLB.com, the 31-year-old is one long ball away from tying the Mariners' individual record of eight by Mike Wilson in '09. "He's a strong young man," manager Eric Wedge said. "For him to stay through that baseball ...

March 27, 2013

Royals think Tim Collins will be fine

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals reliever Tim Collins suffered his worst appearance of the Cactus League on Saturday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed five runs on six hits over an inning of work. The left-hander also struck out two while seeing his spring ERA rise to 13.50."He was really throwing the ball well before he went to the WBC, then he went and kind of sat for a while, got off-kilter a little bit," manager Ned Yost told MLB.com. "Not too much concern. There are just mechanical things we need to continue to address with him, and Dave [Eiland, the Royals pitching coach] thinks he'll be fine." ...

March 24, 2013

Five For Friday: 3/15/13.

Rany on the Royals — Eric Loes (@loeseric): How would you rank those in competition for the 5th spot as of right now? (Chen, Mendoza, Smith, Ventura) I still think it’s a two-man race for the fifth starter’s spot, with Chen perhaps having a slight advantage. On the one hand, I think Mendoza is better suited for the long relief role; on the other hand, if Chen starts, Tim Collins might be the only left-hander in

Kansas City Royals March 15, 2013

Tim Collins joins USA squad for World Baseball Classic

Kansas City Star — Tim Collins should be, as you read this, roughly 40 miles away and getting acquainted with a new set of teammates, which validates his status as one of the game's top relievers. Collins departed Sunday from Royals camp to join the United States national team in Scottsdale for the World Baseball Classic.

Kansas City Royals March 3, 2013

Collins, Royals bullpen hopes to heat up in 2013

Topeka Capital-Journal — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Tim Collins is listed at 5-foot-7, which might be generous. His presence in the Kansas City Royals’ bullpen, however, looms quite large. The left-hander led AL relief pitchers with 93 strikeouts in only 692/3 innings last season. “I was surprised,” Collins said. “My strikeouts were up a lot from the year before. That’s not something I tried to do. My command was a lot better, so it just happened I got a lot more strikeouts.” read more

Kansas City Royals February 20, 2013