ADAM SIMON

1/26/84; '06 25th; San Diego State Univ.
R/R; 5-10, 190

Level
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
 HR
BB
K
 BB/9
K/9
WHIP
OAVG
ERA
2003 NCAA
1-3-1
9
1
25.0
31
  
19
16
 6.84
5.76
2.00
 
6.84
2004 NCAA
2-3-5
24
0
40.0
33
 3
28
42
 6.30
9.45
1.53
 
4.50
2005 NCAA
1-5-2
26
6
53.0
56
 3
43
46
 7.30
7.81
1.87
 
6.79
2006 NCAA
0-7-7
28
3
50.1
51
 6
37
59
 6.62
10.55
1.75
 
8.23
2006 R
0-0-4
15
0
18.0
25
 1
4
18
 2.00
9.00
1.61
.321
4.50
2007 A-
1-2-7
24
0
29.0
21
 2
11
45
 3.41
13.97
1.10
.200
1.86
2008 A+
1-1-3
17
1
35.0
37
3
15
25
3.86
6.43
1.49
.272
6.69
2008 A
1-4-2
26
0
42.0
54
6
12
35
2.57
7.50
1.65
.309
6.00

Simon spent three years at UCLA before he went to San Diego State.  He obviously had serious control problems throughout his collegiate career.  Although he didn't give up a huge number of hits, a lot of them went for extra bases.  He does throw hard, generally about 92-94, but he doesn't have a useful secondary pitch.  Simon signed quickly and pitched in relief in the GCL, where the younger hitters batted .321 against him.  He did strike out a batter an inning and show much better control than in college.  He moved up to State College and served as more or less the backup closer to Ronald Uviedo.  He had a good year, making a lot of progress with his control problems and fanning hitters at a very high rate.  He seems to be an extreme flyball pitcher, with a GO/AO ratio of 0.84 in 2006, 0.34 in 2007, and 0.80 in 2008.  Surprisingly, given his college stats, his control has been decent to good as a pro.  Simon wasn't on any roster to open 2008, but joined the Hickory bullpen early in the season.  He struggled there and at Lynchburg after a promotion.  His pitching wasn't quite as bad as the ERAs indicate; the runs tended to come in huge bunches.  He'll probably be in one of the class A bullpens in 2009.

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