Daniel Corcino came into the 2013 season as one of the Cincinnati Reds top prospects after a solid season in Pensacola where he pitched for the Blue Wahoos. The Reds sent Corcino to Louisville for the start of the season.
In the first start of the season against Columbus, Corcino allowed 5 runs in 3.2 innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts. During his next start he allowed 2 runs in 5 innings with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. His third start of the year was a struggle as he allowed 2 runs in 3 innings with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts. He followed that up with 2.1 innings where he allowed 7 runs with a strikeout and 2 walks. The right hander rebounded with 6 strong innings against Lehigh Valley where he allowed a run with a walk and 5 strikeouts. For the month he posted a 7.65 ERA in 20 innings with 11 walks and 19 strikeouts. He struggled at times to throw strikes and battled consistency.
May began with another struggle as Corcino allowed 4 earned and 3 more unearned runs in 5 innings with a walk and a strikeout against Buffalo. The next time out was also against Buffalo and it was also a struggle as he allowed 5 earned and another unearned in 5 innings with 3 walks and no strikeouts. He rebounded against Charlotte as he allowed 2 earned in 5 innings with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts. The next outing was a struggle against Gwinnett on the back half of a double header where he allowed 3 earned and 2 unearned in 4.2 innings with 6 walks and 2 strikeouts. In the final start of the month he was charged with 5 earned runs in 3.2 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. For the month he posted a 7.33 ERA in 23.1 innings with 16 walks and 13 strikeouts. Throwing strikes continued to be a problem for Corcino.
On the first of June against Toledo the right hander threw 5 innings and allowed 4 earned and 2 more unearned with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. In back to back starts against Norfolk he allowed 8 earned in 9.2 innings with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. On the 19th against Durham he allowed 3 runs with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Returning home after two road starts Corcino rebounded well with 2 earned over 7.2 innings with 4 strikeouts. The last start of the year was solid as he he allowed 2 earned in 6 innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts. June finished with a 5.23 ERA in 32.2 innings with 13 walks and 19 strikeouts. The walk rate improved, but was still high.
The first start of July was interesting. Corcino allowed 7 earned runs in the 2nd inning but threw 7 other shutout innings to finish with 8 inning pitched with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. He followed that up with 7 innings of 2 run baseball against Indianapolis with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. In back to back starts against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Corcino threw 10 innings with 5 earned, 7 walks and 5 strikeouts. In the final start of July he rebounded well with an earned run in 5 innings with 4 strikeouts. For July he posted a 4.50 ERA in 30 innings with 14 walks and 16 strikeouts. Once again he showed a high walk rate and his strikeout rate was once again low for the month.
August started well with 6 innings of 1 run baseball against Indianapolis with a walk and 5 strikeouts. It was followed up with a solid outing against Columbus where he allowed 2 earned in 6 innings with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts. On the 16th against Pawtucket he struggled with control as he allowed 5 earned with 2 unearned runs in 5 innings where he walked 5 and struck out 8 batters. Against Toledo on the 22nd Corcino allowed a run in 3.2 innings with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts in his final start of the year. On the 26th the right hander came out of the bullpen to throw a perfect innings with a strikeout. On the 28th he returned to mound out of the bullpen and struggled as he allowed 2 home runs and 3 total runs without recording an out and walking two batters. In his final appearance of the season he allowed 2 runs in 2.1 innings with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts against Indianapolis. For the month he posted a 5.25 ERA in 24 innings with 19 walks and 23 strikeouts as he again struggled with his control, but his strikeout was up.
Season Stats
| W | L | ERA | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP | BB% | K% | K/BB |
| 7 | 14 | 5.86 | 0 | 129.0 | 141 | 17 | 73 | 90 | 1.66 | 12.3% | 15.2% | 1.2 |
Overall Thoughts
The 2013 season went about as poorly as Daniel Corcino could have hoped while still remaining healthy. He battled consistency throughout the year to throw strikes and miss bats on most nights. He worked through several mechanical changes during the season to try and fix his control issues, but nothing was able to stick for the right hander for a prolonged period of time. The stuff is still there, but he must improve his control and consistency if he is going to have any chance to pitch at the next level.
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