Joel Condreay

Joel Condreay

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3, Weight 210 lbs.
• School Whitworth University
• High School Kentridge High School

• Born July 5, 1996 in Renton, WA USA

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Biographical Information

Renton-born Joel Condreay went to Kentridge High School in nearby Kent, WA, then moved to the other wide of Washington state for college, attending Whitworth University in Spokane. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 31st round of the 2018 amateur draft out of the private Christian university, where he was mainly a shortstop. He didn't pitch until his final year of college, and then only four 2 2/3 innings in four games. He stayed in the Inland Northwest for his first professional season, pitching 14 games for the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League in 2018. In 14 innings, he allowed 17 hits, walked 11 and threw 2 wild pitches. He struck out 8 and had an ERA of 4.50. He spent 2019 back in Boise, this time entering 27 contests. He had a 5-1 record out of the bullpen and lowered his ERA to 3.43. His significantly cut down his walk rate from 7.1/9 to 1.8/9 and also decreased his hit rate from 10.9/9 to 8.0/9. He struck out many more batters as well, 39 in 39 1/3 innings; his K/BB ratio went from 0.73 to 4.88.

After the cancelled 2020 season, he found himself back at the rookie league level with the ACL Rockies. He got into 10 games, all in relief, and regressed somewhat after the year's layoff. His ERA was 4.82, and he walked 7 men in 9 1/3 innings. However, he struck out 12 and didn't allow any home runs.

He moved up to the class A Fresno Grizzlies in 2022 and rewarded the Rockies organization with a very good season. In 20 games, 16 of which he finished, he went 3-0 with 7 saves with a 1.25 ERA - only 3 earned runs in 21 1/3 innings (He did allow 3 unearned runs, also). He struck out 24, allowed only 17 hits, and walked 7 men.

Condreay moved up another level in 2023 to A+. This meant he'd once again be pitching in the city in which he went to college, as the Rockies' team at that level were the Spokane Indians. On opening day on April 11, he received a loud ovation from the Avista Stadium crowd during the pre-game player introductions. He got into that game, too, in relief of Gabriel Hughes, who also attended college in Spokane (Hughes went to Gonzaga). Condreay pitched a scoreless 6th inning, allowing a hit and a walk. The Indians beat the Eugene Emeralds, 7-4. In his first nine games, all in relief, he had an ERA of 2.25 and limited opposing hitters to a .207 batting average. But he walked 8 in 8 innings and had a 1.750 WHIP. In addition, his 10th outing wasn't good at all; on May 12th, 4 runs scored against him on a sacrifice fly and a three-run home run by Ivan Melendez. He allowed 4 hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings in an 8-3 loss to the Hillsboro Hops. He allowed 4 more runs, all earned, in his next three outings and was released by the Rockies organization on May 25th.