Collins was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

He has a 2.25 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 12 innings at Triple-A. Collins will work in low-to-mid-leverage situations during this stint in the majors.

The Cubs optioned Collins to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Collins was deemed expendable from the active roster with the Cubs requiring a spot for Jon Lester (hamstring), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start versus the Dodgers. During his two-week stint with the big club, Collins appeared in four games, working 3.1 innings and giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

Collins was called up by the Cubs on Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Collins joined the Cubs late in camp after spending most of the spring with the Twins. He had a 4.37 ERA in 22.2 innings of relief for the Nationals last season. The lefty specialist takes the roster spot vacated by Jon Lester, who hit the injured list with a hamstring injury in a corresponding move.

Collins signed a one-year, major-league deal with the Cubs on Sunday but will be optioned to Triple-A Iowa, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Collins was a non-roster invitee with the Twins this spring and had a 4.91 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 12 strikeouts over 7.1 innings. The 29-year-old had a 4.37 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 21:12 K:BB across 22.2 innings with the Nationals in 2018.

Collins was released by the Twins on Friday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Collins will search for big-league opportunities elsewhere after failing to secure a spot in the Twins' Opening Day bullpen. The southpaw compiled a 4.91 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB through 7.1 innings this spring.

Collins signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The southpaw spent 2018 in the Nationals' organization, posting a 3.94 ERA in 32 Triple-A innings and a 4.37 ER in 22.2 MLB innings. Collins has good strikeout numbers in his career (career 9.3 K/9), but his walk issues (career 5.1 BB/9) could keep him from cracking the Twins' roster as a middle reliever or LOOGY out of spring training.

Collins had his contract purchased from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old southpaw compiled a 2.77 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 13 innings (17 appearances) with the Nationals before getting designated for assignment earlier in the year. Collins is expected to take the roster spot of Ryan Madson (back), who was not listed on the lineup card Tuesday.

The Nationals outrighted Collins to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Collins was pushed through waivers the same day he was designated for assignment, with none of the other 29 teams having interest in adding the reliever to their 40-man roster. The lefty will thus stick in the Nationals organization after posting a 2.77 ERA and 1.54 WHIP over 17 appearances with the big club, his first in the majors since the 2014 season.

The Nationals designated Collins for assignment Wednesday, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Collins was removed from the active and 40-man roster to clear a spot for Matt Adams (finger), who was activated from the 10-day disabled list following a three-week absence. The lefty reliever accrued a 2.77 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 8:6 K:BB over 13 innings across 17 appearances -- his first in the big leagues since 2014. Collins is expected to report to Triple-A Syracuse if the Nationals are unable to find a trade partner for him and if he goes unclaimed off waivers.

Collins was reinstated from the paternity list Tuesday, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Collins is back with the big club after spending two days away from the team while attending the birth of his child. The 28-year-old hasn't allowed a run across 3.1 innings of relief with the Nationals this season.