{"id":2465,"date":"2011-01-03T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T21:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2011-01-03T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T21:40:11","slug":"around-the-league-alfredo-simon-david-wright-2011-rotations-cincinnati-reds-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2465","title":{"rendered":"Around The League: Alfredo Simon, David Wright, 2011 Rotations, Cincinnati Reds, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/alfredosimon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2466\" title=\"alfredosimon\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/alfredosimon-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/alfredosimon-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/alfredosimon.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In case you have been suffering from an ongoing, post-New Years delirium, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/simonal01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Alfredo  Simon<\/a><\/strong> is the <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/news\/story?id=5984195&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=MLBHeadlines\">main suspect in a murder case<\/a> in the Dominican Republic.\u00a0 It appears that he will be tried for manslaughter after firing a shot that both killed his cousin and wounded his brother (I know, wow).\u00a0 There are two different stories that have surfaced: Simon fired a celebratory New Year\u2019s Eve shot in the air that somehow inflicted the before mentioned damage; he fired a warning shot to disrupt an argument between two women.\u00a0 Apparently the \u201cmagic\u201d bullet that Simon fired struck his brother in the arm before lodging in the chest of his now deceased cousin.\u00a0 By no means am I an expert in ballistics, but something sounds fishy about how this all went down.\u00a0 If only we had some Zapruder-esque footage to fuel our suspicions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We have also come to learn that both <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/player_search.cgi?search=Miguel+Tejada&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Miguel  Tejada<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lugoju01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Julio  Lugo<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 fellow Dominicans \u2013 have <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.prorumors.com\/2011\/01\/rumors\/miguel-tejada-to-pay-for-murder-suspect-alfredo-simons-lawyers\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+prorumors+%28PRO+Rumors%29\">offered to pay for Simon\u2019s legal fees<\/a>, which will surely be enormous if he intends to fight the case in court.\u00a0 If Simon is indeed charged with manslaughter, he will face up to 30-years in prison and will more than likely serve as the set up man for <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcsports.msnbc.com\/id\/9967711\/\">Ugeth Urbina<\/a> on the Latin American Correctional Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ontheblack.com\/\">On The Black<\/a>, a blog dedicated to the New York Mets, posted a video of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wrighda03.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">David  Wright<\/a><\/strong> that features the third baseman discussing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheblack.com\/2011\/01\/02\/david-wright-from-mets-fan-to-mets-baseball-player\/\">what it is like to play for the team<\/a> that he grew up rooting for.\u00a0 He also touches on why he loves baseball and offers a quote that I really like, \u201cEvery game is like Saturday morning Little League, going out there and playing with your friends.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When he\u2019s not maintaining order in the <a href=\"http:\/\/baseballbloggersalliance.com\/category\/general-baseball\/\">General Chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance<\/a>, Aaron Sommers writes for his own site, <a href=\"http:\/\/bloggingfromthebleachers.wordpress.com\/\">Blogging from the Bleachers<\/a>.\u00a0 To start the week, Aaron has put together a highly comprehensive report on the <a href=\"http:\/\/bloggingfromthebleachers.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/03\/ranking-the-rotations-projected-2011-starting-rotations-based-on-2010-statistics-part-one\/\">projected starting rotations for 2011<\/a> based upon 2010 statistics.\u00a0 He also uses an assortment of metrics to show which teams dominated specific categories, and as he did in the first installment, predicts <a href=\"http:\/\/bloggingfromthebleachers.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/03\/ranking-the-rotations-projected-2011-starting-rotations-based-on-2010-statistics-part-two\/\">how they might fare in 2011<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2011\/01\/reds-interested-in-fred-lewis.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MlbTradeRumors+%28MLB+Trade+Rumors%29\">Cincinnati Reds appear to be interested<\/a> in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/renteed01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Edgar  Renteria<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/podsesc01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Scott  Podsednik<\/a><\/strong>, and now, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/player_search.cgi?search=Fred+Lewis&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Fred  Lewis<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Out of these three options, I\u2019m going to go out on a limb and say that Lewis has the most value to the organization.\u00a0 He showed signs of life in 2010 with the Toronto Blue Jays when he hit .262 with 31 doubles, eight home runs, and 17 stolen bases in 428 at-bats.\u00a0 He provides a more elite combination of power and speed than the waning Podsednik, and can play all three outfield positions.\u00a0 He would at least serve as a solid platoon option in left field with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gomesjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Jonny  Gomes<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 I\u2019m curious as to what <a href=\"http:\/\/diamondhoggers.com\/\">Diamond Hoggers<\/a> thinks about all this\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/blogs\/white-sox-observer\/2011\/01\/mark-teahen---the-immovable-object.html\">The White Sox Observer weighs in<\/a> on the potential role of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/teahema01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Mark  Teahen<\/a><\/strong>, a player who has very little value to the White Sox organization and is currently being over paid.\u00a0 And although the South Siders are more than likely tapped out in terms of spending, they still seem determined to add a reputable arm \u2013 ideally right handed \u2013 to their depleted bullpen.\u00a0 Will Kenny Williams trade Teahen for a reliever? Or is it worth it to just hang on to him?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>My buddy <a href=\"http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/Blogs\/tabid\/443\/Default.aspx\">Sean Duncan<\/a> has put together a captivating compilation of the <a href=\"http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/News\/tabid\/478\/ctl\/ArticleView\/mid\/2614\/articleId\/1599\/The-top-stories-of-2010.aspx\">\u201cTop Stories of 2010\u201d<\/a> from the Illinois High School baseball scene.\u00a0 Also on the Prep Baseball Report website you can read an essay by Jeremy Sheck called, <a href=\"http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/News\/tabid\/478\/ctl\/ArticleView\/mid\/2614\/articleId\/1601\/My-Tommy-John-Experience.aspx\">\u201cMy Tommy John Experience.\u201d<\/a> Sheck is a senior left-hander at Stevenson High School who has committed to pitch for the Clemson Tigers in 2012.\u00a0 And rounding out the PBR news, I wrote an article on <a href=\"http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/News\/tabid\/1042\/articleType\/ArticleView\/articleId\/1597\/The-Browns-eager-to-continue-winning-at-Vianney.aspx\">St. Louis prep prospect Matt Brown, and his father\/coach Scott<\/a>; Matt is only going to be a sophomore but his physique and explosive swing already play well beyond his years\u2026see for yourself:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"408\" height=\"358\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"True\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vId=4093&amp;portalId=34&amp;baseUrl=http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/DesktopModules\/UltraVideoGallery\/\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/DesktopModules\/UltraVideoGallery\/UltraVideoGallery.swf\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"408\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/DesktopModules\/UltraVideoGallery\/UltraVideoGallery.swf\" flashvars=\"vId=4093&amp;portalId=34&amp;baseUrl=http:\/\/prepbaseballreport.com\/DesktopModules\/UltraVideoGallery\/\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you have been suffering from an ongoing, post-New Years delirium, Alfredo Simon is the main suspect in a murder case in the Dominican Republic.\u00a0 It appears that he will be tried for manslaughter after firing a shot that both killed his cousin and wounded his brother (I know, wow).\u00a0 There are two different [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,1300,8,6,16,9,11,13,10,14,775],"tags":[1625,342,624,882,264,639,1631,334,1105,453,1530,1627,1198,702,1498,1628,1199,580,1466,1629,1626,1624,1630],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions\/2472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}