Jesse Biddle

Jesse Biddle

33-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks in January of 2023. Released by the Diamondbacks in May of 2023.
Cut loose by Arizona
PFree Agent  
May 3, 2023
The Diamondbacks released Biddle on Tuesday.
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Biddle has seen big-league action in parts of four seasons, but he hasn't surfaced in the majors since the 2021 campaign. Over his eight relief appearances at Triple-A Reno in 2023, Biddle was charged with nine earned runs allowed on nine hits and 13 walks over 5.2 innings.
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Biddle finally made his big-league debut last season after a long, winding road which began with him being drafted 27th overall back in 2010. That road included stops in three different organizations and detours for multiple injuries, including Tommy John surgery and a season lost due to a hailstorm-induced concussion. He looked the part once he arrived, tossing 63.2 innings of relief with a 3.11 ERA and a 25.2% strikeout rate. However, after allowing 10 runs and walking 10 batters in 9.1 September innings, he was left off the Braves' NLDS roster, casting doubts on his role moving forward. His peripheral stats (.277 BABIP, 76.7% strand rate) suggest that at least some regression is in order.
Biddle was once considered the top prospect in the Phillies farm system, but his struggles the past few seasons have dropped him far off the radar. He opened last season at Double-A Reading where he showed mild signs of improvement over his prior work there in 2014. Biddle cut back on his walk rate, but did so at the expense of his strikeout rate, which dipped to 6.4 K/9 from 8.8 in 2014. The Phillies saw enough improvement from Biddle that they moved him up to Triple-A in July. He struggled there, finishing with a 6.25 ERA and saw his walk rate balloon to 5.5 BB/9. He was shut down in late August with an arm injury that required Tommy John surgery in October. He will certainly miss all of the 2016 season, and try to get his career back on track when he returns in 2017.
Biddle will likely slip down prospect lists for the second straight year thanks to his struggles while repeating Double-A last season. He struggled with his command which led to a high number of walks, while his strikeout rate also dipped from 10.4 to 8.8 K/9. Biddle also missed time with a concussion that resulted from being hit in the head with a hail stone. He was later placed on the temporary inactive list for a "mental break" from pitching. During that time off, the Phillies had Biddle meet with Roy Halladay, who went through his own struggles as a young pitcher before turning into one of the game's more dominant pitchers. Biddle returned to the mound late in the year, but suffered a quad injury that ended up sidelining him for the rest of the season. He was able to get back on a mound in instructional ball, but Biddle experienced elbow tendinitis and was shut down in November. The Phillies likely will send him to Double-A for a third straight year with hopes that he can break through and make the jump to Triple-A by midseason.
Biddle entered last season as the Phillies' top prospect but will likely rank second or third on most lists this year. He'll slip because Maikel Franco broke out as one of the better prospects in the game, but he also raised some concerns with a BB/9 that jumped to 5.3 last year, after he had made progress the past few seasons at cutting back on his walk rate. However, Biddle struggled with whooping cough for most of the season and pitched the final month of the season with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, two issues that could have had some impact on his numbers. The positive sign is that his K/9 went up nearly half a strikeout to 10.0 in 2013. Given the higher level of competition at Double-A, the development is a positive sign for his future. The Phillies will likely start Biddle out a Triple-A this season, and at just 22 years old, his future remains bright.
Biddle handled the transition from Low-A to High-A ball last season with little problem. His 9.6 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 were both improvements over the ratios he posted in 2011 at Low-A Lakewood, despite the step up to better competition at High-A Clearwater. Biddle, who throws a four-seam fastball, changeup and curveball, added a slider to his repertoire during the second half of last season, but used the pitch just a handful of times per game to limit the stress on his arm. He just turned 21 years old in the offseason and will be one of the youngest players at the Double-A level in 2013. He'll likely top most Phillies prospect lists based on his excellent numbers and solid upside.
Biddle, the Phillies' top pick in the 2010 draft, went 7-8 with a 2.98 ERA and a 124:66 K:BB ratio in 133 innings for Low-A Lakewood last year as a 19-year-old. He needs to do some work to cut down on the free passes, but there is plenty of time for him to work on things. Biddle did suffer a minor knee injury at the end of last season but he is expected to be fully healthy this spring. He'll open the year at High-A Clearwater.
Biddle, the Phillies' top pick in the 2010 draft, went 4-1 with a 3.92 ERA and a 50:20 K:BB ratio in 43.2 innings between the Gulf Coast League and Short-Season Class A ball last year. Biddle struggled with his control once promoted to Short-Season ball but with only 10.1 innings pitched it's not fair to read much into those numbers due to the small sample size. Biddle could open next year at Low-A Lakewood as a 19-year-old. Ultra-projectable, he throws in the upper-80s now but is expected to increase his velocity. Biddle also features a strong change-up, but will need work on his breaking ball.
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Moves to minor-league camp
PArizona Diamondbacks  
March 19, 2023
Biddle was reassigned to minor-league camp Sunday.
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Catches on with Diamondbacks
PArizona Diamondbacks  
January 24, 2023
Biddle signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
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Becomes a Buffalo
PFree Agent  
December 17, 2021
Biddle signed with the NPB's Orix Buffaloes on Friday, Yahoo Japan reports.
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Designated for assignment
PAtlanta Braves  
May 17, 2021
Biddle was designated for assignment Monday.
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Joins active roster
PAtlanta Braves  
April 17, 2021
Biddle's contract was selected by Atlanta on Saturday.
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