• Full name Kyle Patrick Simon
  • Born 08/18/1990 in Long Beach, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Arizona
  • Drafted in the 4th round (125th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2011 (signed for $231,300).
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    While he's a lot bigger than Oregon State's Sam Gaviglio at 6-foot-5 and 219 pounds, Simon has similar stuff, as a righthander with a lot of sink on his fastball and a good feel for pitching. Simon peaks at 93 mph, though he usually works between 86-89. He doesn't have a put-away pitch as Gaviglio does, and it shows up when comparing their strikeout totals. Simon's secondary offerings consist of a cutter at 84-87 mph and a changeup. Simon is big and sturdy with a lot of deception in his delivery. He could go to the bullpen and show more of those 93s, or he could stay in the rotation and get a bunch of groundouts as a back-of-the-rotation starter.

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