Career
Waddell played baseball at Louisiana Sierra High School in Riverside, California before moving on to the minor leagues. Waddell played for the Giants minor league organization from 2001 through 2008 before being moved to the
Waddell made his Major League Baseball debut on May 31, 2009 Wearing #43, and appeared in three games before being released by the on August 5, 2009. On August 18, 2009, Waddell signed a minor league contract with the and was assigned to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.
On January 14, 2010, Waddell re-signed a minor league contract to return to the.