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Birth Date	8-21-1989
Height	5' 7"
Weight	170 lbs

Age	34 years, 7 months, 28 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2011	KCA	MLB	68	67.0	4	4	52	48	60	5	109	7.0	6.4	0.7	8.1	0%	.261	1.49	4.47	3.63	108	4.78	111.1	0.0
2012	KCA	MLB	72	69.7	5	4	55	34	93	8	101	7.1	4.4	1.0	12.0	0%	.297	1.28	3.41	3.36	81	2.70	61.9	1.7
2013	KCA	MLB	66	53.3	3	6	49	28	52	3	100	8.3	4.7	0.5	8.8	0%	.307	1.44	3.43	3.54	100	3.93	94.1	0.4
2014	KCA	MLB	22	21.0	0	3	18	11	15	2	100	7.7	4.7	0.9	6.4	0%	.267	1.38	4.82	3.86	119	5.52	135.3	-0.3
2018	WAS	MLB	38	22.7	0	0	23	12	21	5	100	9.1	4.8	2.0	8.3	41%	.295	1.54	5.72	4.37	101	4.37	97.7	0.1
2019	CHN	MLB	9	8.7	0	0	9	3	4	1	94	9.3	3.1	1.0	4.2	35%	.267	1.38	4.78	3.12	122	7.66	157.2	-0.2
Career		MLB	275	242.3	12	17	206	136	245	24	102	7.7	5.1	0.9	9.1	41%	.285	1.41	4.10	3.60	99	4.12	95.7	1.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2007	BLJ	Rk	GCL	7	0	6.0	0	0	0	6	2	7	0	97	9.0	3.0	0.0	10.5	0%	.400	1.33	2.10	4.50	78	4.37	89.7
2008	LNS	A	MDW	39	0	68.3	4	2	14	36	32	98	3	96	4.7	4.2	0.4	12.9	0%	.250	1.00	2.45	1.58	73	2.47	50.6
2009	DUN	A+	FSL	40	0	64.7	7	4	3	47	28	99	2	105	6.5	3.9	0.3	13.8	0%	.326	1.16	1.97	2.36	57	2.57	54.0
2009	NHP	AA	EAS	9	0	12.7	2	3	0	12	7	17	1	87	8.5	5.0	0.7	12.0	0%	.355	1.50	3.13	5.67	86	4.05	85.2
2010	MIS	AA	SOU	6	0	8.0	0	0	2	4	3	14	1		4.5	3.4	1.1	15.8	0%	.273	0.88	2.62	1.13	0	0.00	0.0
2010	NHP	AA	EAS	35	0	43.0	1	0	9	27	16	73	4		5.7	3.3	0.8	15.3	0%	.295	1.00	2.28	2.51	0	0.00	0.0
2010	OMA	AAA	PCL	15	0	20.3	2	1	4	9	8	21	0		4.0	3.5	0.0	9.3	0%	.180	0.84	2.69	1.33	0	0.00	0.0
2011	KCA	MLB	AL	68	0	67.0	4	4	0	52	48	60	5	109	7.0	6.4	0.7	8.1	0%	.261	1.49	4.47	3.63	108	4.78	111.1
2012	KCA	MLB	AL	72	0	69.7	5	4	0	55	34	93	8	101	7.1	4.4	1.0	12.0	0%	.297	1.28	3.41	3.36	81	2.70	61.9
2013	KCA	MLB	AL	66	0	53.3	3	6	0	49	28	52	3	100	8.3	4.7	0.5	8.8	0%	.307	1.44	3.43	3.54	100	3.93	94.1
2013	USA	int	WBC	2	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		18.0	18.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.500	4.00	7.63	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2014	KCA	MLB	AL	22	0	21.0	0	3	0	18	11	15	2	100	7.7	4.7	0.9	6.4	0%	.267	1.38	4.82	3.86	119	5.52	135.3
2014	OMA	AAA	PCL	23	1	42.3	2	1	3	26	16	56	6	91	5.5	3.4	1.3	11.9	0%	.233	0.99	4.16	2.76	89	2.42	51.1
2017	POT	A+	CAR	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		0.0	9.0	0.0	9.0	25%	.000	1.00	4.39	0.00	108	3.51	74.7
2017	HAR	AA	EAS	10	0	8.7	1	1	0	12	10	8	2		12.5	10.4	2.1	8.3	48%	.370	2.54	8.53	14.54	136	9.07	193.1
2017	NAT	Rk	GCL	6	2	6.7	0	1	0	5	2	13	0	110	6.8	2.7	0.0	17.6	70%	.500	1.05	0.42	1.35	52	0.78	16.7
2018	WAS	MLB	NL	38	0	22.7	0	0	0	23	12	21	5	100	9.1	4.8	2.0	8.3	41%	.295	1.54	5.72	4.37	101	4.37	97.7
2018	SYR	AAA	INT	30	0	32.0	2	4	0	26	15	34	0		7.3	4.2	0.0	9.6	55%	.313	1.28	2.70	3.94	89	3.55	75.1
2019	CHN	MLB	NL	9	0	8.7	0	0	0	9	3	4	1	94	9.3	3.1	1.0	4.2	35%	.267	1.38	4.78	3.12	122	7.66	157.2
2019	IOW	AAA	PCL	28	0	27.0	1	3	1	20	16	37	7		6.7	5.3	2.3	12.3	39%	.228	1.33	6.20	4.67	103	3.40	69.9
2019	LOU	AAA	INT	5	0	4.0	1	0	0	5	3	3	0		11.3	6.8	0.0	6.8	42%	.417	2.00	4.37	6.75	110	6.99	143.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2011	1227	0.4605	0.3977	0.7480	0.5929	0.2311	0.8119	0.6078	0.2520
2012	1204	0.4967	0.4228	0.6778	0.6187	0.2294	0.7514	0.4820	0.3222
2013	959	0.5005	0.4307	0.7700	0.6271	0.2338	0.8040	0.6786	0.2300
2014	375	0.4773	0.4053	0.8355	0.5866	0.2398	0.8762	0.7447	0.1645
2018	371	0.4420	0.4609	0.7310	0.6829	0.2850	0.8036	0.5932	0.2690
2019	160	0.4688	0.4250	0.8235	0.6000	0.2706	0.9333	0.6087	0.1765
Career	4296	0.4798	0.4192	0.7422	0.6153	0.2381	0.8026	0.5991	0.2578

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-08-10	2014-08-27	Minors	17	0	-	Back	Strain		-
2014-04-07	2014-05-04	15-DL	27	24	Left	Elbow	Strain	Flexor Strain	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2020	COL	$
2019	CIN	$
2018	WAS	$
2017	WAS	$
2016	KCA	$1,475,000
2015	KCA	$1,475,000
2014	KCA	$1,362,500
2013	KCA	$534,500
2012	KCA	$495,725
2011	KCA	$414,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$5,756,725
6 yr	Total	$5,756,725

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 50 d	Octagon	1 year (2020)

Details

1 year (2020). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 2/5/20 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2019). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 2/6/19 (minor-league contract). Released by Minnesota 3/22/19. Signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24/19 (split contract, $850,000 in majors). DFA by Chicago Cubs 6/20/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/22/19. Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 7/23/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/26/19. Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 8/4/19 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2018). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 12/17 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Washington 5/21/18. DFA by Washington 7/4/18. Sent outright to Triple-A. Contract selected by Washington 8/14/18.
1 year (2017). Signed by Washington as a free agent 12/13/16 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$1.475M (2016). Re-signed by Kansas City 11/30/15 (avoided arbitration). Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star selection. Refused outright, elected free agency 11/18/16.
1 year/$1.475M (2015). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.3625M (2014). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/16/14 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.5345M (2013). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/20/13.
1 year/$495,725 (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/17/12.
1 year/$0.414M (2011). Contract purchased by Kansas City 3/30/11.
Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Atlanta 7/31/10. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Toronto 7/14/10.
Signed by Toronto 2007 as an amateur free agent (Worcester Technical HS, Mass.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	L	SV	G	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	2.3	0.6	67	57.5	42	28	57	6	.242	1.22	3.65	3.93	-6.2	-0.7
80^o	1.8	0.5	59	50.8	41	27	50	6	.258	1.32	4.10	4.42	-8.2	-0.9
70^o	1.6	0.4	53	46.1	39	26	45	6	.270	1.41	4.43	4.78	-9.2	-1.0
60^o	1.4	0.3	49	42.3	38	25	42	6	.280	1.48	4.72	5.1	-9.9	-1.1
50^o	1.2	0.3	45	38.8	36	24	38	6	.289	1.55	5.00	5.4	-10.4	-1.1
40^o	1	0.3	41	35.4	35	23	35	5	.298	1.62	5.28	5.7	-10.6	-1.2
30^o	0.8	0.2	37	31.8	33	21	31	5	.309	1.70	5.59	6.04	-10.7	-1.2
20^o	0.7	0.2	32	27.8	30	20	27	5	.320	1.80	5.97	6.44	-10.6	-1.2
10^o	0.5	0.1	26	22.5	26	17	22	4	.337	1.94	6.50	7.02	-10.0	-1.1
Weighted Mean	1.2	0.3	44	38.0	35	23	37	5	.286	1.53	4.95	5.34	-9.9	-1.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Right now who is ROY? Who finishes the season there? (Kcroyalman from Kc)	I don't know, I guess Kimbrel and somebody? I'm seriously not that into awards, and I don't understand why people get worked up about them. If a guy wins or gets robbed, it doesn't change anything about the player himself, and I don't need the opinions of some BBWAA guys to validate how I feel about a guy. So whatever, give it Tim Collins and Jose Altuve as far as I'm concerned. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-08-26 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Does the Braves Front Office have any regrets trading away Yunel Escobar who has been terrific since joining the Jays? (Zooey from LA)	None. We root for Escobar because we want every trade we make to be win-win for both organizations involved. Alex Gonzalez helped us reach the playoffs last year with his Gold Glove defense and had a huge hit in Game 2 of the NLDS to tie the score. Gonzalez has helped us have a great season again in 2011. Escobar is an extremely talented player and we hope he does well in Toronto and, to his credit, he's shown his 2010 numbers in Atlanta were an aberration. The interesting thing about that deal, which often goes unmentioned, is the second and third players we got in the trade. Tim Collins, who was used a couple of weeks later to help facilitate a trade for Kyle Farnsworth and Rick Ankiel, has spent the entire 2011 season in the Major Leagues as a left-handed reliever for the Kansas City Royals. The third player, Tyler Pastornicky, projects for us as an everyday shortstop and has hit .315 with 7 HR and 27 SB as a 21-year old in Triple-A. There was a lot more to that trade than just Escobar and Gonzalez. (John Coppolella)
2011-07-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Here's something that I think would be fun to see: Tim Collins pitching to Jose Altuve. Your thoughts? (Chris from ChiTown)	One of our producers: Olivia likes to find "Adorable" moments in seasons. Her head & heart might explode. (Mike Ferrin)
2011-05-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any concerns with usage patterns of the Royals bullpen, particularly young guys like Tim Collins? (BL from Bozeman, MT)	Yes, and I think Brewers fans had those concerns about his bullpen usage, too. Apparently he finds favorites and rides them. I don't have any data or studies to quantify the level of concern, though. (Mike Fast)
2011-04-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Kevin, thanks for doing the chat! Isn't it fun watching Tim Collins pitch in the majors? If the Royals were to finally trade Soria, do you think he has a chance to inherit the closer role? (adamsternum from Paris, France)	Bon Jour! I adore watching Tim Collins pitch, and everyone knows I'm a huge fun, but realistically, he's not a closer. Crow and Jeffress are far more likely to pitch the ninth down the road. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-03-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you have a favorite prospect outside of the Royals top 10? Who will improve his stock the most in the coming year and who's stock could plummet? (kcroyalsguy from KC)	Is Tim Collins considered top 10? I'm always drawn towards prospects like that. He'll find a role in the Majors. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2011-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Don't like midgets, huh? Thoughts on Tim Collins? (tbr from AZ)	I really like him. He has fantastic arm speed. I think he could be a solid 7/8 guy at the major league level. Legit stuff. Very short. (Jason Parks)
2010-08-02 13:30:00 (link to chat)	The O's didn't deal Luke Scott or J. Guthrie when their value might be at their highest. On the other hand, the two possess the qualities for which they would presumably seek in return -- power (Scott) and innings gobbler (Guthrie). Without knowing the tasty (or not so) they could have had in return, please comment on the logic of holding in this situation. (Jay from Madison)	Perhaps in part to leave Buck Showalter with all of the club's better pieces still on the board, especially if there weren't any suitors making offers Andy MacPhail couldn't refuse. Change is inevitable, but giving time and direct experience with the players to a new skipper with as much experience as Showalter does in recasting a franchise doesn't seem like such a bad idea to me. If nobody was handing out primo goodies--and let's face it, if the best prospects moved at the deadline were Dan Hudson and Tim Collins, not many people were--standing pat with a pair of under-control veterans was defensible. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-08-02 13:30:00 (link to chat)	What is your opinion of Tim Collins, the pitcher recently acquired by the Royals? (Bbxpert from Kansas City)	It's hard not to share the enthusiasm for the little lefty. I liked the Royals/Braves trade for both teams, in that Collins could be an excellent southpaw set-up man for Joakim Soria, where the Braves have other young lefty relief talent they can rely on, and they could end up needing Ankiel or Farnsworth. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Best case upside for Tim Collins? (Paul D from Toronto)	Loogy, maybe middle reliver. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-05-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you tell us what is up with Tim Collins? Legitimate stuff or is the fact that he is so small just throw off hitters? (matt from wi)	It's the most amazing combination of weirdness and legitimacy. He's fascinating. (Kevin Goldstein)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Tim Collins threw 4,989 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2020, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2020, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Cutter (89mph) and Curve (75mph).