Ryan Madson hit the disabled list Sunday with a pectoral strain, so the Nationals added an arm for their bullpen Monday by calling up left-hander Tim Collins from Triple-A Syracuse.
This will be Collins first stint in the majors since way back in 2014 with the Royals. He’s undergone a pair of Tommy John surgeries since. It’s pretty cool to see him finally make it back to the majors, even if it’s just on a fill-in basis.
You might remember Collins best for fitting his entire body inside one of Jonathon Broxton’s pant legs (seriously, look at the photo), but the 5-foot-7 lefty was an effective pitcher in the Royals’ bullpen for a good stretch. The 28-year-old holds a 3.54 ERA with 220 strikeouts over 211 innings in the majors.
Collins posted a 3.63 ERA and 20/9 K/BB ratio over 17 1/3 innings in Triple-A prior to the call-up.
