Timothy Michael Collins (Tiny)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 21, 1989 in Worcester, MA
High School: Worcester Technical HS (Worcester, MA)
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 2011 (Age 21)   vs. LAA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Team: Royals 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$535k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.000, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Octagon [*]
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• 2/4 Baseball Press: The World Baseball Classic Effect - Pitchers: Should Atlanta be concerned with Kimbrel pitching in the WBC? (US Presswire)As the baseball world prepares for the latest iteration...

• 1/25 i70baseball.com: Royals This and ThatA few Royals odds and ends from last week....
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• 12/27 i70baseball.com: Royals sign four veteran players to Minor League contracts Sherrill, Wheeler, Taveras and Nady provide depth to the Royals roster....
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• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Kansas City Royals Team Page: KANSAS CITY ROYALSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Alex Gordon (7.75)2. Billy Butler (7.5)3. James Shields...
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• 11/27 i70baseball.com: Why I’m thankful I’m a Royals fanThis Thanksgiving, there's many things to be thankful for, including being the fan of a up and coming baseball team....
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• 8/4 i70baseball.com: The offense strikes backAfter just a horrendous month of July, the Kansas City Royals start off the month of August on a good note....

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• 5/29 FanSided: Burn Bullpen Burn: [caption id="attachment_13354" align="alignright" width="275" caption="May 2, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Kansas City Royals relief...
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• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Tim Collins impressing: Kansas City Royals RP Tim Collins has impressed manager Ned Yost this spring with his improved command on the bump. 'No doubt,'...[+] Yost said. 'He didn't elevate one pitch until the last pitch of the inning which he elevated on purpose to strike a hitter out. So I was very impressed by the way he threw the ball today. He commanded every pitch that he threw, had good life on his pitches and it was a very, very impressive outing for him.'

• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Tim Collins re-signsThe Kansas City Royals re-signed RP Tim Collins to a one-year deal Friday, Feb. 17. Financial terms weren't disclosed....[+] The Kansas City Royals re-signed RP Tim Collins to a one-year deal Friday, Feb. 17. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Tim Collins financialsKansas City Royals RP Tim Collins will make $495,725 in 2012 as part of his one-year deal....[+] Kansas City Royals RP Tim Collins will make $495,725 in 2012 as part of his one-year deal.
• 2/9 High Heat Stats: Strand Leaders: The best when you’re in a mess: As a followup to this post, I thought I’d run a few tables of leaders at stranding inherited runners in recent years and...

• 1/15 22gigantes.com: Gregor Blanco named MVP of Venezuelan league: According to the Liga Venezuela de Beisbol Professional (LVBP) website, Giants minor league outfielder Gregor Blanco was named...

• 12/30 High Heat Stats: Comparing the 2011 Freshman Class by League: Here's a quick numerical look at the 2011 freshman class.Number of players who debuted in 2011 -- NL 125, AL 123.-- Hitters: NL...
• 12/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals All-Time Name Team: Al Hrabosky – The Mad Hungarian (Sports Illustrated) #2 on our Royals All-Time Name Team   The middle of Christmas...
• 12/21 Royally Speaking: Jose Mijares Signed: KC signed Jose Mijares today to fill a role that Tim Collins couldn't, the infamous LOOGY. Left handed batters hit only .210 against...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Sign Jose Mijares : The Royals announced that they signed Jose Mijares to a one-year, Major League contract for 2012. The team's 40-man roster is...
• 12/12 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Seeking Southpaws: Despite signing Bruce Chen to a new two-year deal, the Royals have been looking for another left-handed pitcher for the bullpen...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Rumors: Needs, Guillen, Lowe: Yesterday the Royals were linked to Oakland's Gio Gonzalez and free agent Carlos Guillen, and it was also suggested they'd listen...
• 12/5 i70baseball.com: Royals Establishing Subtle Foundation: Talent evaluators believe that the Royals’s system have as much depth as any franchise in baseball, with an impressive collection...
• 12/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Does Broxton bolster bullpen for Kansas City Royals?: We talked about the hitting and we talked about the starting pitching, but the final part in this series focuses on the Kansas...

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• 11/18 i70baseball.com: Roayls Add Ryan Verdugo To 40-ManRoyals complete 40 man roster as of November 18...
• 11/16 22gigantes.com: Giants sign Gregor Blanco to minor league deal: According to a tweet from Matt Eddy over at Baseball America, the Giants have signed 27-year old outfielder Gregor Blanco to a...
• 11/9 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Prospect Review: Aaron Crow: Entering 2011, the Royals broke camp with a handful of rookies in the bullpen. As a Rule 5 pick, Nathan Ad**** had to stay on...

• 10/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Prospect Review: Tim Collins: We’re getting to the point in these prospect reviews where even casual fans will recognize the names. In the case of Tim...
• 10/19 i70baseball.com: Will Royals Get the Last Laugh with Laffey?The Royals add Aaron Laffey. Wait...who?...
• 10/14 Jays Journal: Left-handed relief trade options: The “easier to acquire” group: With guys like Marc Rzepczynski, Tim Collins, and Scott Downs ranking among the top left-handed relievers this past season, it’s...
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• 8/29 The Beanball: Yunel Escobar is the Best Overall Shortstop in the AL: It wasn’t too long ago that being a top American League shortstop meant you were probably named Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez,...
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• 8/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Burnett wins first August start as a Yankee; Bombers beat Kansas City 7-4: A.J. Burnett wasn’t great — managing to mostly limit the damage in scattering 10 hits and allowing three runs over...
• 8/8 i70baseball.com: Looking At The Rookies – ALTaking a look at some of the American League Rookies that should be on your radar for the remainder of the 2011 season....

• 7/28 mlbcoverage.com: Jays Flip Edwin Jackson to Cardinals, Acquire Colby Rasmus: Earlier today, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired starting pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Chicago White Sox. Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos...
• 7/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Royals first half: How we got here and what it means: The Royals are in last place again, and I’m not all that bothered by it. Are you? Sure, it was a fun spring – the Royals were...

• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Sign Yunel Escobar To Extension: The Blue Jays have signed shortstop Yunel Escobar to an extension for the 2012 and 2013 seasons worth $10MM, according to the...

• 5/24 Through The Fence Baseball: The Best of the Overlooked: The first third of 2011: Almost 50 games in, and the frenzy of the start of the season has all but died out. Hot and cold streaks are beginning to balance,...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders And Lefty Relievers: Athletics lefty reliever Jerry Blevins has been designated for assignment and is presumably available, leaving me to wonder which...
• 5/22 Motor City Bengals: Deep Impact: Before the start of the 2011 season, the Royals won praise from nearly every publication, website, blog and commentator for the...
• 5/21 DC Pro Sports Report: Evaluating the Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes for Alex Gonzalez, Tyler Pastronicky, and Tim Collins: Last July, the Jays sent SS Alex Gonzalez, who was having a career year after signing with the Jays as a FA, as well as SS prospect...
• 5/21 BoSox Injection: Evaluating the Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes for Alex Gonzalez, Tyler Pastronicky, and Tim Collins: Last July, the Jays sent SS Alex Gonzalez, who was having a career year after signing with the Jays as a FA, as well as SS prospect...
• 5/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees top Royals 3-1 behind another quality start by Garcia: The Yankees beat the Royals 3-1 Tuesday evening in one of the more ho-hum games the team is likely to play all year. After retiring...
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Acquire Gregor Blanco: The Nationals acquired Gregor Blanco from the Royals for a player to be named later, according to the team's Twitter account. Blanco,...
• 5/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 35: 2:34PM CDT: And that is not the way to get to the bullpen early as the A’s let Francis get a six-pitch inning in the top...
• 5/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 34: 7:08PM CDT: Eric Hosmer gets his first MLB hit (and another standing ovation) and that breaks up Brandon McCarthy‘s perfect...
• 5/7 Bus League Baseball: Now Batting For The Kansas City Royals…: I was sitting in my car on Souhegan St. last summer, talking to Eric Hosmer on the phone, when I asked him if there was anything...
• 5/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 33: 7:24PM CDT: Opposite field home run for Alex Gordon – his third on the campaign – gives the Royals a 1-0 lead. See...

• 4/29 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Major League Debuts From April 21-27: I’m no expert on this whole “major league debuts” thing, but I suspect that this week’s results, with...
• 4/14 Bus League Baseball: Welcome To The Show: Major League Debuts From April 7-13: First, a correction: in the rush of debuts last week, I somehow missed Ivan DeJesus, who started at second base for the Dodgers...
• 4/13 Royally Speaking: Minnesota musings: Kyle Davies rewarded my faith in him by posting his second consecutive ugly start. Well played Hiram, well played. He did...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Robinson Tejeda update: Updating a previous item, Kansas City Royals RP Robinson Tejeda is being demoted from the setup role because of his diminished...[+] fastball velocity, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. 'I'll back him off some until he gets his velocity back,' manager Ned Yost said. Tejeda usually throws in the mid 90s, but his fastball was registering in the high 80s Tuesday, April 12. RPs Aaron Crow, Jeremy Jeffress, Kanekoa Texeira and Tim Collins will all be used in late-inning situations.
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Collins, Red Sox, K-Rod, Dodgers: Links for Thursday, as the minor league season opens and Bryce Harper and others make their pro debuts... Yahoo's Jeff Passan...
• 4/7 Bus League Baseball: Welcome To The Show: Major League Debuts From March 31 To April 6: The Rule 5 draft was held in early December, with fifteen teams selecting nineteen players in the major league phase, but the...
• 4/6 Bus League Baseball: Now Pitching For The Seattle Mariners..: I don’t think I had ever actually seen Michael Pineda before last night, so I was a bit stunned when I saw highlights of...
• 4/5 Call to the Pen: Aaron Crow to the Royals’ Bullpen–Right or Wrong?: Of all the controversial moves made as teams set their rosters a few days ago, few inspired more debate than Kansas City installing...