[新聞] Reds trade Casey to Pirates for left …
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標題: [新聞] Reds trade Casey to Pirates for left-hander Williams
時間: Thu Dec 8 02:19:27 2005
PITTSBURGH -- The Cincinnati Reds reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday night
to trade first baseman Sean Casey to the Pittsburgh Pirates for left-hander
Dave Williams, a deal that addresses each team's biggest need.
The deal is subject to players passing physicals, an official on a team
involved in the trade said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the swap
had not been finalized.
Casey, a three-time All-Star and career .305 hitter who is among the most
popular players on the Reds, batted .312 last year with nine homers and 58 RBI.
A year earlier, he matched his career high of 99 RBI and hit 24 homers, one
shy of his best.
The 31-year-old Casey was acquired by Cincinnati from Cleveland in March 1998
and has spent his entire major-league career with the Reds except for six games
with the Indians in 1997. He is owed $8.5 million next season and the Reds may
pick up part of the contract, the official said.
Having grown up in suburban Pittsburgh, Casey hit the first home run at
PNC Park, an 8-2 Cincinnati win in April 2001. He went 4-for-4 with a two-run
homer, two-run double and five RBI in that game. He has 10 homers and 52 RBI in
99 career games against Pittsburgh.
Coincidentally, Casey's season ended because of a concussion that occurred in
a Sept. 16 game in PNC Park. As third baseman Edwin Encarnacion's throw pulled
Casey off the bag at first, Humberto Cota's left elbow accidentally struck
Casey in the face. Casey lay motionless for about 10 minutes before being taken
off the field on a stretcher.
First base was a problem area as the Pirates lost 95 games and general manager
Dave Littlefield called it his chief priority before the winter meetings began.
Daryle Ward (.260, 12 homers, 63 RBI) faded after a promising start,
prompting the recall of 270-pound prospect Brad Eldred, who had 12 homers
in 190 at-bats but struck out 77 times. He is expected to start
the 2006 season in the minors.
Williams was 10-11 with a 4.41 ERA in 25 starts this year after not being
assured of a spot in the rotation until the final week of spring training.
He was drafted by the Pirates in 1998 and has a 17-26 record and 4.41 ERA in
four major-league seasons, missing more than half of the 2002 season
for shoulder surgery before spending the entire 2003 season in the minors.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is especially high on Williams, calling him
one of the NL's best left-handed starters last season even though the
26-year-old has only 17 career victories.
Cincinnati is jammed in the outfield, with Ken Griffey Jr., Austin Kearns,
Adam Dunn and Wily Mo Pena. By trading Casey, the Reds could move Dunn to
first base.
Cincinnati also desperately needs pitching -- the Reds were 15th among the 16
NL teams last season with a 5.19 ERA, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies (5.54).
Williams was considered expendable by the Pirates because of their surplus of
left-handers. They expect to start next season with four left-hander starters:
2005 rookies Zach Duke (8-2, 1.81 ERA) and Paul Maholm (3-1, 2.18 ERA),
plus 2005 Opening Day starter Oliver Perez (7-5, 5.85 ERA) and veteran
Mark Redman (5-15, 4.90). Also, left-hander Sean Burnett,
a former first-round draft pick who won five in a row shortly after being
called up in 2004, figures to return from elbow surgery early next season.
Casey, known as "The Mayor" in Cincinnati because of his outgoing personality
and work in the community, had his jersey number retired
by Upper St. Clair High School in suburban Pittsburgh several years ago.
Williams' number was retired by the Pirates' Class A Williamsport farm club.
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