Danis Correa

Danis Daniel Correa (Ávila) was originally signed by Cubs scouts Manny Esquivia, Hector Ortega & Louie Eljaua.

2023

Pitched for three different teams in two organizations and was a combined 1-2 with a career-high eight saves, a 7.59 ERA and .785 opponents OPS in 30 relief appearances...Began the season on the Cubs development list, was sent to Double-A Tennessee on May 22 and moved up to Triple-A Iowa on July 27…was released on Aug. 25, signed a minor league deal with the Reds on Sept. 5 and spent the remainder of the season at Double-A Chattanooga...Struck out 39 batters in 32.0 innings (10.97 per nine innings) but also walked 23 (6.47 per nine innings)...His ERA was the highest of his career…also had career highs in earned runs (27) and hit batters (5) and matched his high in runs (30)...Allowed a .258 opponents batting average, which broke down to .212 (11-for-52) with a .719 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .294 (20-for-68) against right-handers…yielded two of his three home runs to lefties...Opponents hit .302 with all three of his home runs with the bases empty, .224 with runners on...Converted 8-of-9 (88.9%) save opportunities and allowed just 1-of-10 (10.0%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 7-for-24 (.292) with five walks and a hit by pitch (.433 on-base percentage)...Compiled a 2.57 ERA in the ninth inning, an 11.50 ERA in all other innings...Had a 16.39 ERA with 14 walks, 11 strikeouts and two of his three home runs in eight appearances on no days rest…logged a 3.97 ERA, nine walks and 28 strikeouts in his other 22 appearances...Held the opposition to a .121 batting average with two strikes...Tossed at least one inning in 25 of his 30 appearances...Went 2-1 with a save and a 4.26 ERA in 17 relief appearances with Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific Winter League following the season.

2022

Danis reached the Triple-A level for the first time in 2022, splitting the season between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa... Went a combined 3-4 with a 3.65 ERA (23 ER/56.2 IP), seven saves and 64 strikeouts in 38 games out of the bullpen... Began the season with Tennessee, posting a 2.93 ERA (13 ER/40.0 IP) before his promotion to Iowa on Aug. 6... Led the Smokies with seven saves in 26 games out of the bullpen with the club... Did not allow an earned run in 10-straight outings from May 11-June 21, spanning 17.2 IP... Concluded the season with Iowa, going 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA (10 ER/16.2 IP) in 12 games in relief.

2021

Went 4-2 and posted a career-low 1.95 ERA in 26 combined games in relief for SingleA Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend…with Myrtle Beach, held opponents to a .133 average against, including a .100 mark vs. left-handed batters…allowed one run or fewer in all 26 out of his outings, holding the opponent scoreless in 17…eight of his final nine outings with Myrtle Beach were scoreless, going 3-0 with a 0.60 ERA during the run…posted a 10.13 ERA in three relief appearances with Mesa in the Arizona Fall League.

2020

Did not pitch as the minor league season was cancelled due to the pandemic.

2019

Missed the entire season due to a right back sprain.

2018

Appeared in two games with the AZL Cubs 2, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

2017

Made his professional debut in 2017, making 10 appearances (eight starts) combined between the DSL Cubs 2 and the AZL Cubs…went 2-4 with a 3.32 ERA, posting a 2.16 ERA as a reliever, compared to a 3.62 ERA in eight starts.