BALTIMORE, March 31–The Orioles have placed reliever Alfredo Simon on outright waivers. The right-hander got the news last night.
According to Orioles’ beat reporter Britt Ghiroli, Simon is accepting of the situation.
“I mean, I know the situation here is a little tough. They feel like they don’t have any spot for me, I understand that,” Simon said Saturday morning. “Just see what’s going to happen, if another place is going to pick me or not.”
Here is the problem that I hope that Simon...Read Full Story
As the Oriole roster is starting to take shape, they made yet another move last night. Alfredo Simon, who has been a mainstay of the pitching staff for the past few years has been put on waivers. Britt Ghiroli of the Orioles.com says: In a somewhat surprising move, the Orioles placed right-hander Alfredo Simon on outright waivers, two baseball sources confirmed on Friday evening. Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said the waiver process is confidential and...Read Full Story
The former murder suspect and right-handed pitcher Alfredo Simon of the Baltimore Orioles has passed his physical and has been cleared to start throwing program reports Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. Simon will be stretched out as starter adds Zrebiec.
Simon had previously been suspected for the murder of 25-year-old Michel Castillo. Simon was accused of firing celebratory ...Read Full Story
The former murder suspect and right-handed pitcher Alfredo Simon of the Baltimore Orioles has passed his physical and has been cleared to start throwing program reports Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. Simon will be stretched out as starter adds Zrebiec.
Simon had previously been suspected for the murder of 25-year-old Michel Castillo. Simon was accused of firing celebratory ...Read Full Story
The former murder suspect and right-handed pitcher Alfredo Simon of the Baltimore Orioles is expected to be in the United States, Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Simon had previously been suspected for the murder of 25-year-old Michel Castillo. Simon was accused of firing celebratory shoots into the air on New Years Eve, a practice not uncommon in ...Read Full Story
Jim Johnson, Pitcher, Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles haven't had great luck with closers recently. Kevin Gregg, Mike Gonzalez, B.J. Ryan and Alfredo Simon have all tried their hand at the closer's role in the past without much success. This season Jim ...
The Baltimore Orioles placed SP Alfredo Simon on waivers Friday, March 30, but it's unclear if he has been designated for assignment or outright waived. As of now, Simon is still on the 40-man roster.
Tillman made just 13 starts before the plug was pulled on that experiment once again. Reliever Alfredo Simon was forced into action in the rotation, and the most polite thing you can say about that is that he out-pitched Tillman. Britton had ...
Reds pick up Alfredo Simon on waivers
They need the depth, but I don't see how Simon would be an improvement on Josh Judy or Carlos Fisher. He's probably just keeping the spot warm for Masset.
This should put an end to the speculation about Bailey joining the bullpen, at least for now, but if Simon is joining the Opening Day Roster, then Frazier or Harris will have to be dropped.
I can't see Chapman in the bullpen and Frazier at AAA as...
Some info about the newest Red, Alfredo Simon. Cincinnati picked him up for some bullpen depth when the Orioles put him on waivers at the end of spring training, although that Baltimore was willing to give up a pitcher should be a warning sign.Simon signed with Philadelphia in 1999 under the name Carlos Cabrera, pretending to be nearly two years younger than his actual age. He was 18 then, not 16. This was discovered in 2004. He pitched in...
Everyone was wondering who the Cincinnati Reds would send down to the minor leagues when RHP Alfredo Simon was plucked off the waiver wire at the 11th hour. Is it a matter of Todd Frazier still having options remaining, or Dusty Baker still taking the ...
Scoring the winning run made Zimmerman able to get over the two balls that got past him while he played third ... and treating an announced sellout crowd of 40,907 to a win in the home opener for the first time since 2008.
"You have to take charge," Girardi said. "If you make a pitch, you better have conviction." Alfredo Simon started for the Orioles and left after two innings with a groin injury. "They asked me if I hurt myself a little bit -- and I said ...
The club is without a true long man, partially because it lost right-hander Alfredo Simon on waivers to the Cincinnati Reds earlier this month. “We lost Simon, he was the candidate to be the right-handed long guy,” Duquette said.
It was Johnson's first hit since May 5, 2010 -- which also came at Yankee Stadium, but was against Orioles reliever Alfredo Simon while Johnson was in pinstripes. "I think our team was as happy about that as anything that happened tonight ...