Alfredo Simón Cabrera is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. From 2001 through part of 2004 he pitched under the name Carlos Cabrera. Simón was signed on July 9, 1999, by the Philadelphia Phillies. He originally signed under the name Carlos Cabrera, and he pretended to be 21 months younger than he really was. He made his professional debut in 2000 for the La Vega Phillies in the Dominican Summer League. In 2004, the Phillies found out his real name and age. Shortly after that, he was traded with Ricky Ledee to the San... Francisco Giants for Felix Rodriguez. Simón was assigned to the A Advanced San Jose Giants. He got off to a bad start, posting a 5.68 ERA in 6 starts while going 1-2. His next season, he was promoted to the AA Norwich Navigators. He started for only part of the year, and closed for most of the season, posting a 5.03 ERA in 43 games . In 2006, he started the season at San Jose but was promoted to the AAA Fresno Grizzlies. Following the season he filed for free agency. On November 3, 2006, Simón signed with the Texas Rangers.
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