Posted: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:31 PM | 10 comments |
 

Phillies draft local product in first round
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The Phillies drafted left-handed pitcher Jesse Biddle with their first-round pick in the Major League Baseball draft, the 27th overall.

Biddle is a local product. He lives in Havertown and attends Germantown Friends High School.
Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 9:31 PM  Permalink | 10 comments
Mentioned: Germantown Friends School
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:38 PM, 06/07/2010
    Not surprising they have been on him for a while now, I would have rather seen Castellanos or Wilson, or even Bryce Bentz. They stayed around slot with this pick, Im sure Biddle will sign quickly. Not a bad pick just an overdraft with the talent available
    — Sliced Bread is the best thing since Matt Wieters
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:51 PM, 06/07/2010
    Workman was available and they let him go. Odd.
    — B-Rooster
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:55 PM, 06/07/2010
    Could have used a catcher---Justin O'Connor.
    — Romus
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:57 PM, 06/07/2010
    Tonka, you can run your mouth about your hockey club all you want, but don't bring Gene Hart's name into it that way. Consider yourself marked for abuse.
    — Bob1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:59 PM, 06/07/2010
    go get a hobby Tonka. Don't disgrace the name and memory of Gene Hart.
    — chcachrycola1000
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:05 PM, 06/07/2010
    Local-shmocal. Just draft the best prospect available!!!
    — Edae
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:06 PM, 06/07/2010
    Local-shmocal. Just draft the best prospect available!!!
    — Edae
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:32 PM, 06/07/2010
    They didn't pick Castellanos because he will only sign for a big bonus. The Phillies like to use the overslot money in their draft budget on guys they pick later in the draft. That's why so many of their best prospects are guys they picked in the later rounds, not the earlier rounds. Their top three prospects right now are probably Dominic Brown (20th round), Jarred Cosart (38th round), and Jonathan Singleton (8th round). They gave all those guys big bonuses. They'll probably do the same thing this year with guys they draft tomorrow who won't be in the news.
    — sil campusano
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:25 AM, 06/08/2010
    Jesse lives in Mt. Airy, not Havertown.
    — hmercuris


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