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1st round #26 Player Name: Donald James Simmons Position: Starting Pitcher School: UC Riverside School Type: Four-Year College Academic Class: Junior Birthdate: 09/29/86 Height: 6'4" Weight: 215 lbs. Bats: Right Throws: Right Report Date(s): 03/16/07 Game(s): Santa Clara Focus Area Comments Fastball: Simmons' fastball sits in the 88-92 mph range. Curve: Simmons shows a curve at times, but it is a below-average pitch. Slider: Like with his curve, Simmons has a slider, but it grades out below-average. Changeup: Simmons' best pitch, the change is an average to plus pitch. Control: Simmons relies on outstanding command of his fastball. He also throws his change-up consistently for strikes. Poise: At times, he looks like an ace, especially at home, but he's had a hard time on the road, particularly in starts at Oklahoma (5 IP, 7 ER ) and most recently at Washington (5 IP, 4 ER). In this start against Santa Clara (at home), he resembled the former, going seven innings, allowing one run, walking none and striking out seven. Physical Description: Simmons does have a big, projectable frame, though he doesn't pitch like a guy who'll rely on velocity. Medical Update: Healthy. Strengths: Outstanding command of two pitches; has the ability to be very efficient. Weaknesses: His breaking stuff. The curve and slider lag behind the fastball and change-up and will need to improve at the next level. Summary: When Simmons is on, he's the quintessential command right-hander, an efficient starter who fills the strike zone. When he has a breaking ball working, he's extremely effective. If he can't improve those offerings, though, he'll get too much of the strike zone and won't miss a whole lot of bats. BA: 26 26 OAK James Simmons rhp UC Riverside CA Simmons was a high school teammate of San Diego's Josh Romanski, a sophomore lefty and the Toreros' No. 2 starter. Simmons has been UC Riverside's ace since his freshman season in 2005, when he won at Oregon State but was academically ineligible at midseason. He followed a good sophomore season by dominating the Cape Cod League last summer, posting a 1.18 ERA. Simmons has worn the label of ace even more comfortably as a junior, winning a much-hyped duel with Cal State Fullerton rival Wes Roemer in late April, when he pumped up his fastball to 93 mph. Usually, Simmons sits at 89-90 mph, but he commands the fastball better than anyone else in college baseball in 2007. Scouts give him 60 or even 70 grades (on the 20-80 scale) for his command. He pitches off the fastball, both a sinking two-seamer and firmer four-seamer, and works all quadrants of the strike zone. Some scouts don't like his secondary pitches as anything but fringe-average, but his slider and particularly his changeup find some takers. His slow curveball needs significant improvement. His toughness and above- average makeup endear him to all scouts. Simmons will go as high in the draft-- and as far as a pro--as his fastball command takes him. 2006 9W5L ERA 2.96 IP 109.1 108H SO/BB 94/19 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.75.47.196