Tigers pitcher Jarrod Washburn is putting off surgery in hopes that he'll be able to return late in the postseason. Washburn, out since his troublesome left knee swelled on Sept. 15, will rejoin the Tigers in Detroit on Monday. He'll then begin what Detroit's head athletic trainer Kevin Rand called an "extensive rehab" program in hopes of getting back on the mound if the Tigers need him. Even if Washburn is able to pitch for the Tigers again, Rand said it would have to be "deep" in the playoffs.