Let’s hope the time has come for the Cincinnati Reds to quit giving Alfredo Simon innings. There’s simply nothing to be gained by keeping him in the rotation. Simon has been terrible more nights than he’s been tolerable. Matt Wilkes nailed it a couple weeks ago. Simon has been designated an innings eater but it’s really opportunity for other pitchers that he’ll be consuming.
The Reds should never have signed Alfredo Simon. Simon had a lousy year for the Tigers in 2015. His success with the Reds in 2013 and the first half of 2014 was BABIP-fueled and long in the past.