Collin Balester News

Collin Balester is spending time with his family and working out back in Detroit, waiting for his future to be decided.

Suddenly a pair of former Nationals have become available over the past 36 hours, though we shouldn't expect either to be making a return engagement in Washington - even with the injury concerns that the organization has been coping with on the season to date.

Austin Jackson needed to be shut down after taking batting practice before Tuesday's series opener against Cleveland.

A few months of baseball have passed since the Tigers flipped disappointing power righty Ryan Perry , who was once assumed to be the Tigers' future closer, over to the Washington Nationals for Collin Balester .

The Washington Nationals ' community, NatsTown if you will, suffered a serious loss this past winter, when Montreal Expos' '04 4th Round pick Collin Balester and his award-worthy mustache were dealt to the Detroit Tigers .

Reliever Ryan Perry will join the Nationals tonight in Los Angeles to replace Lidge in the bullpen.