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#242 – Rocky Biddle

rbiddleName: Rocky Biddle

Rank: 242

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 2000-2002

Rocky Biddle was drafted by the White Sox in the first round of the 1997 draft.  In August of 2000, with the White Sox heading towards a Central division title despite a pitching staff falling by the day, Biddle was called up and made his major league debut on August 10.  Pitching on only three days rest against the White Sox eventual ALDS foe Seattle, Biddle gave up 6 runs in 5 1/3 innings.  He ended up starting 4 games that season as the White Sox limped to the playoffs and a three game sweep against the Mariners.

Biddle spent parts of the next two seasons as one piece of the black hole that was the fifth starter for the White Sox.  Biddle started 28 of his 74 games over those two seasons, although his ERA did improve each season.

His time with the White Sox came to an end on January 15, 2003 when he was included in a 3 team trade that sent Biddle, Jeff Liefer, and Orlando Hernandez to the Expos, Antonio Osuna and minor-league pitcher Delvis Lantigua to the Yankees, and brought Bartolo Colon and minor-league infielder Jorge Nunez to the White Sox.

Biddle’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#306 – Jeff Liefer

sportsWhiteSox_t440Name: Jeff Liefer

Rank: 306

Position: OF/1B

Years With White Sox: 1999-2002

Jeff Liefer was the 25th overall pick in the 1995 draft and signed with the White Sox in August.  He worked his way through the system, finally making his major league debut on April 7, 1999, going 2-4 in a loss to the Mariners.  Liefer would go on to split the year between Chicago and Charlotte.

During the 2000 season, which saw the White Sox take home the Central Division title, Liefer spent the majority of the year tearing up Triple A, appearing in only 5 games in the big leagues.  He got another chance in 2001, appearing in 83 games and mashing 18 home runs.  He managed to get in to 76 games in 2002, but his production dropped drastically, with only 7 home runs and a 20 point dip in his average.

Following the 2002 season, Liefer was packaged along with Antonio Osuna, Rocky Biddle, and two minor leaguers in a three-way trade that sent Orlando Hernandez from the Yankees to the Expos and brought Bartolo Colon from Montreal to the South Side.

Liefer rejoined the White Sox organization in 2008 after signing a minor league deal.  He appeared in 40 games at Charlotte before deciding to hang it up and retire.

Liefer’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#310 – Aaron Poreda

aaronporedaName: Aaron Poreda

Rank: 310

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 2009

Aaron Poreda was the 25th overall pick by the White Sox in the 2007 draft.  2 years and 2 days later, he was called up to the big league club when Bartolo Colon was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of swelling in his left knee.  He made his major league debut 2 days later mopping up in a loss to the Brewers.

Poreda almost never made it to Chicago, as he was included in a proposed trade to the Padres on May 21st that would have brought Jake Peavy to the White Sox.  The trade was called off when Peavy invoked his no trade clause.

After putting up a 1–0 record with a 2.45 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 10 relief appearances out of the bullpen, Poreda was sent back to Triple A Charlotte on July 21st to make room for Carlos Torres, who replaced John Danks in the rotation due to a blister.  Ultimately, this ended Poreda’s career in a White Sox uniform.  10 days later, at the trading deadline, Poreda was packaged once again with Clayton Richard, Adam Russell, and Dexter Carter and sent to the Padres for Jake Peavy, who, this time, waived his no trade clause.

Poreda’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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Single Game Pitching Leaders

Monday we looked at the single game leaders in offensive stats for games I have attended.  Let’s look at the pitchers, keeping in mind that in some cases, leading a category can be a bad thing.

Innings Pitched

Name Total Date
45 with 9 Most recently on 4/28/2012
Hits

Name Total Date
Homer Bailey 15 7/26/2008
Jose Lima 13 5/2/2000
Glendon Rusch 13 5/12/2003
Carlos Silva 13 4/23/2006
Mark Buehrle 13 7/2/2006
Carlos Zambrano 13 8/14/2007
Tommy Hanson 13 6/22/2010
Gavin Floyd 13 9/9/2010
Edwin Jackson 13 9/11/2010
Roy Oswalt 13 7/3/2012
Runs

Name Total Date
Mark Buehrle 11 7/2/2006
Jeff Suppan 11 4/30/2008
Roy Oswalt 11 7/3/2012
Jose Lima 10 5/2/2000
Clay Hensley 10 4/16/2007
Earned Runs

Name Total Date
Mark Buehrle 10 7/2/2006
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