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Simmons thriving with new opportunity

The Diamondbacks drafted Seth Simmons in the 40th round in 2011, the last round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. He was a 5-foot-9 right-hander with a fastball that sat in the low-90s. He had been demoted to Double-A Mobile after a disastrous start to the season at Triple-A Reno and then was cut loose by the organization in mid-May.

“I was a little worried that I wouldn’t get another job,” the 28-year-old Simmons admitted this week.

  • Avg.: .382, OF Alex Dickerson (AAA)
  • HRs: 28, OF Hunter Renfroe (AAA)
  • Steals: 33, OF Michael Gettys (A, A+)
  • Wins: 12, RHP Dinelson Lamet (A+, AA)
  • ERA: 0.