Daniel Cortes
| 21-year-old Pitcher |
| Kansas City Royals |
| Date of Birth: March 4, 1987 |
| Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Kannapolis | 21 | 3 | 9 | 108.2 | 473 | 109 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 98 | 3.98 | 5.05 |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Burlington | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35.0 | 165 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 30 | 6.69 | 6.94 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Wilmington | 24 | 8 | 8 | 123.0 | 513 | 102 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 120 | 3.07 | 3.66 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | Northwest Arkansas | 21 | 8 | 4 | 104.2 | 453 | 99 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 102 | 4.13 | 4.30 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Burlington | 10.3% | 18.2% | .317 | 29% | 9% | 5.92 | 6.85 |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Kannapolis | 8.0% | 20.7% | .321 | 42% | 3% | 3.38 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Wilmington | 8.8% | 23.4% | .292 | 39% | 3% | 3.38 | 3.32 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | Northwest Arkansas | 10.8% | 22.5% | .310 | 39% | 7% | 4.62 | 4.89 |
Extended Statistics
2008: Northwest Arkansas | 2007: Wilmington
| Split Statistics with Northwest Arkansas in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 13.1 | 57 | 14.0% | 15.8% | .237 | 41% | 1.35 |
| May | 15.2 | 62 | 9.7% | 27.4% | .216 | 38% | 2.87 |
| June | 30.1 | 135 | 8.9% | 27.4% | .372 | 31% | 5.04 |
| July | 24.1 | 107 | 12.1% | 13.1% | .271 | 43% | 6.29 |
| August | 21.0 | 92 | 10.9% | 27.2% | .389 | 43% | 3.00 |
| AWAY | 47.1 | 208 | 11.1% | 22.6% | .301 | 33% | 5.32 |
| HOME | 57.1 | 245 | 10.6% | 22.4% | .318 | 44% | 3.14 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 19 | AA | vs. Springfield | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| August 14 | AA | @ Midland | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| August 8 | AA | vs. Midland | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| August 2 | AA | @ Arkansas | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| July 28 | AA | vs. Springfield | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| July 23 | AA | vs. Tulsa | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| July 18 | AA | @ Springfield | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| July 12 | AA | @ Springfield | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| July 6 | AA | vs. Corpus Christi | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| June 30 | AA | @ Corpus Christi | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |