Ryan Bicondoa

Ryan Mitchell Bicondoa

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
• School Western Kentucky University
• High School Pershing County High School

• Born January 26, 1979 in Riverton, WY USA

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Biographical Information

Ryan Bicondoa pitched in the minor leagues for both the New York Yankees and New York Mets organizations, then was in the independent leagues for a number of seasons. He was originally signed by the Yankees as an undrafted free agent and began his career in 2002 with the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League, going 6-4, 1.90 as a starter. He started 2003 with the Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League, going 3-2, 3.54 in 15 games, then on July 16th was traded to the Mets along with Jason Anderson and Anderson García in return for disgraced closed Armando Benitez in a rare transaction between the two teams. Of the four pitchers involved in the deal, Bicondoa would be the only one never to appear in a major league game. He stayed in the FSL after the trade, completing the season with the St. Lucie Mets, where he was 1-1, 3.42 in 5 games.

However, the Mets did not retain him in 2004, and he ended up with the North Shore Spirit of the Northeast League, where he went 1-5, 4.54 but racked up 21 saves as a reliever. With the same team now in the Can-Am Association in 2005, he was 9-5, 3.56 as a starter. After starting off 2006 6-0, 1.57, he was given a look by the Chicago Cubs, who assigned him to the Daytona Cubs, back in the FSL three years after his last appearance in the circuit. He went 1-3, 2.23, but failed to convince the Cubs to gie him a longer look, and in 2007 was back with North Shore, where he posted more dominant numbers - a 10-2 record and a 2.82 ERA. 2008 and 2009 saw him in the Atlantic League with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs where he was one of the better starting pitchers in the circuit both years, going 13-8, 4.26 and 11-6, 4.66 as a workhorse, logging 196 1/3 and 164 1/3 innings respectively. In 2010, he was with the Lake County Fielders of the Northern League, but was just 3-9, 5.15. He had one final excellent season in the Can-Am Association in 2011, this time with the Worcester Tornadoes, going 7-1, 3.01 in 14 starts. However, he was 1-6, 5.98 with the same team in 2012 and called it a career.