Having DFA'd the 24-year-old lefty on Friday, the clock was ticking as the team had ten days to do something with Jesse Biddle, if indeed that was their plan. It seems that it was, as the Phillies and Pirates have reportedly worked out a deal.
Biddle was a local kid, a Germantown Friends School alum whose fan base was pretty excited to see where his future took him. He appeared on many of the Phillies' top prospect lists over the years. However, the recent influx of talent to the team's farm system seemed to knock Biddle out of the way.