Phillies want Jesse Biddle to 'fill the strike zone better'

By R.J. White

Mar 12, 2015 at 3:51 pm ET • 1 min read

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Phillies pitching coach Bob McClure said that pitching prospect Jesse Biddle is still growing as a pitcher but needs to trust his stuff, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

"I want to see him fill the zone up," he said. "He's got too good of stuff to be picking or fooling around. He's got three major-league pitches, and I'd like to see him fill the zone up better. It's too many balls, too many high pitches."

McClure added that Biddle's goal this season should be to become a "strike-throwing machine."

Biddle made 16 starts for Double-A Reading in 2014, going 3-10 with a 5.05 ERA and 80:44 K:BB ratio in 82 innings.