1st Round - 27th Overall Pick - Philadelphia Phillies - LHP Jesse Biddle

7. Jesse Biddle – Germantown Friends HS (PA) – 6-6, 220 – 91-fastball… very loose arm…


8-1: from http://perfectgame.atinfopop.com: topped out at 90, crude mechanics, some bite to hard slide piece, command is ok, will benefit from further instruction and could be one of the top lefties to follow in HS in 2010.

10-5 from http://baseballdraftreport.com: - top 50 prospects in 2010 draft – #50 – Jesse Biddle – 4th LHP on list

2-8 from www.pnrscouting.com: - mock drafted 87th

4-7 from: - http://ow.ly/1vp24 - Friends Schools: Jesse Biddle came within a walk and an error of a perfect game in leading Germantown Friends to a 1-0 win over host Westtown. Biddle struck out 17 and earned the win after Justin Berg drove in Jason Symonette in the fifth inning.

5-11 from: - http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/05/11/jesse-biddle-report -

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Power build, broad shoulders, wide hips and thighs, strong lower half, built for the long haul.

STRENGTHS: FB 90-93 with room for more, above-average FB movement, late life. Curveball 73, some shape, was developing power when I saw him. CH at 85, a little too hard. Good extension, balance and downhill for a tall pitcher.

WEAKNESSES: Slightly below-average fastball control when I saw him, should grade up to average in coming years. Looking forward to seeing change-up development next time I see him.

SUMMARY: Really liked this prospect in very limited look. Thought there should be more in his arm in the years to come. Looking forward to seeing how secondary stuff and conditioning has developed since I last saw him.

GRADES (Present/Future): Fastball 50/60 - Curveball 30/50 - Change-up 30/50 - Command 30/50 - Control 30/50 - Overall Future Potential: 52

5-29 from: - http://www.maxpreps.com/news/q68Z2mj6Ed-lugAcxJTdpg/biddle-looks-ready-to-take-next-big-league-step.htm - It’s probably why the 6-foot-5, 235-pound Germantown Friends (Philadelphia) senior left-hander, who is already committed to Oregon, is one of the most coveted high school gems in this year’s upcoming Major League Draft, running from June 7-9. During this season, Biddle has posted an 8-2 record, with a 1.20 ERA, with 125 strikeouts over 52 1/3 innings, giving up a mere nine earned runs all season. He’s shattered every Germantown Friends record, with 19-, 17- and 15-strikeout performances this year, including a no-hitter in leading the Tigers to their seventh straight Friends Schools League title. A four-year starter, Biddle, 18, has been clocked as fast as 96 mph, and has thrown consistently in the 91-93 mph range. But it is not just overpowering velocity that’s sitting down batters, Biddle has done it with movement, mixing in a curveball and shifty slider