The Philadelphia Phillies agreed on Wednesday to send former first-round pick Jesse Biddle to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-hander Yoervis Medina.
Biddle, 24, underwent Tommy John surgery in October and will not pitch in the 2016 season. The No. 27 overall pick in 2010, Biddle's ascent up the Phillies organization has been consistently halted by terrible luck. He dealt with whooping cough in 2013 and was diagnosed with a concussion after a hailstorm in 2014 before last year's elbow problems.
Those issues were enough for the Phillies to place Biddle on waivers Friday, expediting the trade process with Pittsburgh.