Rocky Biddle
| IP | 378 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 5.476 |
| WHIP | 1.532 |
| BB/9 | 4.048 |
| SO/9 | 6.214 |
- Full name Lee Francis Biddle
- Born 05/21/1976 in Las Vegas, NV
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Long Beach State
- Debut 08/10/2000
- Drafted in the C round (51st overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 1997.
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There was no way to foresee how quickly Biddle would move after returning from Tommy John surgery. He went all the way from the low minors to Comiskey Park in one year, proving that persistence pays off. Biddle, who never had pitched above Class A, won a job on the Double-A staff in spring training and wound up getting an audition in the Sox starting rotation. Former GM Ron Schueler fell in love with Biddle's work ethic in 1999, which he spent rehabbing his elbow at the Sox complex in Arizona. Biddle not only regained his low-90s velocity after the surgery but showed an unusually hard curveball. His fastball has natural movement on it when it's thrown down. He credited the time spent "shadow-boxing'' for improving his mechanics. Biddle doesn't have as high a ceiling as other pitchers in the Sox system, but he does have a competitive spirit that won't be denied. He could wind up as a reliever.
