Don't be daft. Benitez is looking out for his boy.You know Simms was out for 4 months and has been back in training about 2 weeks? He's probably less fit than Rondon (hard as that is to believe)
And on the mobility front, Benitez has said Simms will get minutes "if he can improve his movement"
Find it mad that people think Benitez wouldn't play him if he was genuinely a better option at the minute