Collin Balester
38-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Signs minor league deal with Tigers
Balester signed a minor league deal with the Tigers on Friday, Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports.
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He pitched in Korea last season but was pitching out of a big league bullpen with the Reds as recently as 2015. His career stats in the majors (5.47 ERA, 1.50 WHIP in 200.2 innings) point to Balester serving as organizational bullpen depth.
He pitched in Korea last season but was pitching out of a big league bullpen with the Reds as recently as 2015. His career stats in the majors (5.47 ERA, 1.50 WHIP in 200.2 innings) point to Balester serving as organizational bullpen depth.
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Balester split time between Syracuse and Washington in 2011 as a reliever. He features a fastball that averaged 94.1 mph in 2011 with a solid curveball and occasional change-up. His command comes and goes, especially against left-handed hitters, and he has had problems keeping the ball in the park in his big league career (15 percent HR/FB ratio). Expect him to be on the Triple-A shuttle again in 2012, but this time between Toledo and Detroit after he was acquired by the Tigers in December.
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The Reds purchased Balester's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Balester (elbow) re-signed with the Pirates on a minor league deal Tuesday which includes an invite to spring training, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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Balester underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery Monday, MLive.com reports.
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Balester agreed to a minor league contract with the Rangers on Wednesday, ESPN.com reports.
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The Tigers outrighted Balester to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Tigers Director of Media Relations Brian Britten reports.
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