BRADENTON, Fla. - Over the weekend, the Pirates designated left-handed pitching prospect Jesse Biddle for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for David Freese. Biddle was released by the Pirates, per the MLB.com transaction page. I confirmed that this is the case, and he's currently not a member of the organization, so this isn't a situation like Angel Sanchez where MLB.com hasn't posted the following transaction where Biddle re-signed.
I spoke to Neal Huntington today, who said the Pirates are currently in the process of trying to re-sign Biddle. He will miss the entire 2016 season due to Tommy John surgery, and if he doesn't sign anywhere, the Pirates are still responsible for rehabbing him as the team that released him.