Late Innings

Alfredo Simon is apparently the Orioles’ fifth starter after tonight’s line against the Mets. Through six innings of one run ball, Simon now has a sparkling 1.13 ERA. For someone who was late to camp with visa issues, he’s putting on quite of a show. Now the dilemma that arises is that… he has options. Brian Bass and Hayden Penn do not, and if exposed to waivers will most likely be picked up. My suggestion, put Bass in the “deep end” of the rotation, Penn in the, um ‘pen (hahaha, I fucking, haha) and Adam Eaton back on the open market. Problem solved, and team ERA saved.

The nightly update writer at RotoWorld might disagree:

Simon appears likely to land in the rotation with his ERA sitting at 1.13 over 16 innings. Still, he’s a pretty horrible bet for the season. Simon has never had any success outside of A-ball, and his career ERA in Triple-A is over 6.00.

Man that was harsh. I’ve been studying Simon pretty hard since he’s been in Baltimore, and heck, even wrote this intelligent, intoxicated essay.