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| Sean Casey has signed on with the MLB Network making his retirement official, according to WEEI. |
Our View: Casey was a solid major league player, finishing his career with a .302 batting average and appearing in three all-star games. He played the majority of his 12-year career with the Reds, but also spent time with the Pirates, Tigers, and Red Sox over the past three seasons. His best year was 1999, when he batted .332 with 25 home runs and 99 RBI that season, all of which were career highs. He put up similar numbers in 2004, with a .324 batting mark, 24 home runs, and 99 RBI but had a severe drop off the next year and never regained his power stroke after that season.
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| According to Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News, first baseman Sean Casey is likely to retire. |
Our View: Casey was a long-time Red, hence McCoy's perceived knowledge of the situation. He did well in a part-time role with Boston last season, hitting .322, but he has no power whatsoever, and failed to hit a single home run last season.
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| With Mike Lowell dealing with hip issues, Sean Casey will see some more starts from here until the end of the season. He is in the starting lineup on Wednesday according to the Boston Globe. |
Our View: Casey is hitting .343 in 175 at bats this season. In a exceptional Red Sox lineup, a line drive hitter like Casey can rack up solid fantasy points.
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| Sean Casey was activated from the 15-day DL on Friday according to the Providence Journal. However, despite first baseman Kevin Youkilis' unavailability, Casey is not starting. He will be available to pinch hit. He was on the disabled list due to a bad neck. |
Our View: If Youkilis' injury (back) is serious, Casey would be the likely choice to start at first base. He is hitting .345 in 59 games this season. Mark Kotsay has started at the position recently.
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| Sean Casey's neck ailment is improving, and he may be able to return to the Red Sox on Friday, according to the Boston Globe. |
Our View: Casey has been taking fielding and batting practice, and if there are no setbacks, he'll be ready soon. Fantasy owners will not get a whole lot out of him, however, as in 165 at-bats, he has no home runs and just 12 RBI, despite his .345 average.
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| Sean Casey has been placed on the 15-day DL due to his strained neck, according to the Boston Globe. The team recalled David Ross from Triple-A Pawtucket to fill his spot on the roster. Julio Lugo was also transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day DL. |
Our View: The move is retroactive to August 20. Mark Kotsay looks to be the backup first baseman, but that could change during September call-ups.
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| Sean Casey aggravated his stiff neck while trying to hit Tuesday, and hasn't played since last Thursday, but the team plans to wait out his injury and are not considering placing him on the DL at this time, according to the Boston Globe. |
Our View: Consider him day-to-day. Casey is hitting .345, but won't likely play enough down the stretch in the final month to make him fantasy worthy.
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| Sean Casey has been dealing with a stiff neck, according to the Boston Globe. Casey said the neck became an issue when he woke up Thursday, the team's day off, after having gone to Pittsburgh for the day. |
Our View: His neck has been improving, and he is hopeful he would be available for Tuesday's game against the rival Yankees. That is the reason he has been on the bench, despite a .345 average.
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| Sean Casey is getting a rare start at DH tonight. He is batting .371 in 116 at-bats this season. |
Our View: Casey has been an excellent spot-starter/pinch-hitter for the world champs. With David Ortiz on the mend, he has been a savior.
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| Sean Casey's opportunities to hit in the Red Sox lineup continue to thwarted by the lack of health of Manny Ramirez's hamstring that is forcing the left fielder to hit in the DH slot, according to MLB.com. "It's lingered," manager Terry Francona said. "It's one of those things where if somebody says something hurts, you can't sit there and tell them it doesn't. |
Our View: Casey has just four AB in the last 14 Sox games, rendering him as completely useless even in AL only leagues of late. When a guy is hitting .358 in 106 AB, you would think his team would find a way to get him a few more AB.
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| Sean Casey will drop his appeal and begin serving his three-game suspension tonight, according to the Boston Globe. was given the suspension for his role in the June 5 bench-clearing brawl with the Rays. |
Our View: Casey will be back with the team this weekend in Houston.
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| Sean Casey is playing first base against his old team tonight when the Red Sox visit the National League Cincinnati Reds. With no designated hitter, Manny Ramirez is back in left field and Kevin Youkilis is on the bench. |
Our View: Casey has played in 27 games this year. While he's hitting .372 in 86 at-bats he's yet to hit a home run. The left-handed hitter get the start with Reds right-handed ace Aaron Harrang on the mound.
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| Sean Casey has filed an appeal of a three-game suspension dealt to him by MLB for his part in the June 5 skirmish with the Rays at Fenway Park, according to the Providence Journal.
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Our View: Casey's appeal will be heard on June 23, the same day that Coco Crisp's appeal of his seven-game suspension will be heard.
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| Sean Casey has been suspended for three games for his involvement in Thursday's brawl with Tampa Bay. |
Our View: Casey and the Rays' Akinori Iwamura received the lightest suspensions of those involved.
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| Sean Casey will start at first base for the Red Sox on Thursday forcing Kevin Youkilis to the bench, according to the Providence Journal. |
Our View: Casey is in the lineup so that he doesn't get "rusty" according to the report, coupled with the fact that Youkilis is 0-for-14 against the Rays starter James Shields.
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| Sean Casey is penciled in to start at first base today against Jeff Suppan and the Brewers, according to the Boston Globe. Kevin Youkilis will man third base in place of Mike Lowell, who gets the game off with three games to be played in about a 36 hour span. They are playing a double-header today. |
Our View: Casey is hitting .345 over 58 at-bats, with eight RBI. He merits consideration today if you have him, namely in AL-only leagues.
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| Sean Casey has been activated from the DL, according to the Boston Herald. He has recovered from a right hip strain. Pitcher Julian Tavarez has been designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Casey. |
Our View: Casey hit .346 with eight RBI over 52 at-bats this season, but won't hold much fantasy value when he returns, as Mike Lowell is healthy and playing well at third base again and Kevin Youkilis is firmly planted at first base.
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| Sean Casey stated he is fully recovered from his right hip strain and likely will be coming off the DL on the first day he is eligible in one week, according to the Boston Herald. He is also scheduled to start a two-game rehab stint with Pawtuckett on Thursday. |
Our View: Casey hit .346 with eight RBI over 52 at-bats this season, but won't hold much fantasy value when he returns, as Mike Lowell is back healthy at third base and Kevin Youkilis is firmly planted at first base.
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| Sean Casey, who is on the 15-day DL due to a sprained right hip, is scheduled to undergo an MRI today, according to the Boston Herald. |
Our View: Third baseman Mike Lowell is expected to return from the DL tonight, meaning Casey won't hold much fantasy value when he returns, as Kevin Youkilis will cover his usual spot at first base. Casey has hitting .346 over 52 at-bats, with eight RBI before landing on the DL.
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| The Red Sox placed Sean Casey on the 15-day DL with a right hip injury. |
Our View: Fortunately for the Red Sox, Mike Lowell is set to return on Tuesday. Casey probably won’t miss much more than the minimum amount of time.
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| According to the Boston Globe, Jacoby Ellsbury singled to left field to score Sean Casey. In his sprint to home plate Sean Casey suffered a leg injury.
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Our View: This isn't good for a team that's short on infielders with Mike Lowell and Alex Cora on the disabled list. Consider Casey day-to-day.
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| Boston first baseman Sean Casey exited Friday's game against Tampa Bay in the second inning with an apparent leg injury. |
Our View: He was replaced by Jed Lowrie who took over at third base for Kevin Youkilis who moved to first base.
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| Boston 1B Sean Casey has kept the bat swining for the Red Sox and got his wood on a couple more this evening as his Red Sox suffered the loss to the LA Angels, 6-4. Casey went 2-for-4 at the plate, hitting his sixth double of the season. |
Our View: Casey hasn't suffered a strike out since April 17th and has just that one K in his last 13 games.
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| Sean Casey will start at first base today against Detroit, according to the Boston Globe. Regular first baseman Kevin Youkilis will move to third base to cover for the injured Mike Lowell. Casey is hitting well, as he holds a .333 average over nine at-bats. |
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| Sean Casey has been activated for the first two games of the season against Oakland, according to Boston.com. He originally thought he would miss the opening of the season due to neck stiffness, but he checked out fine. |
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| The Red Sox and Sean Casey have agreed to a one-year deal that will pay the first baseman $800,000, according to the Boston Globe. The Tigers opted against bringing Casey back for this coming season, so he'll back up Kevin Youkilis for the Red Sox. |
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| The Tigers told Sean Casey Saturday that he would not be brought back next year. "For me, this has been the greatest year and a half of my career," Casey said in the AP. "I just appreciate being over here. I've got nothing but great memories here. When I look back on my career, this will be some of the greatest memories I have." |
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| Sean Casey was surprised to read that he was among several Tigers fighting the flu, the AP reports. "I feel fine, but I saw in the paper where I was sick," Casey said. "I have no idea where that came from." Casey is hitting .291 on the year, though the rest of his stats fall far short of what you expect from a corner infielder (.388 slugging, three homers in 358 at-bats). |
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| Sean Casey left Sunday's game in the sixth inning with a left elbow contusion. He suffered the injury when he was by a pitch in the third inning, according to the AP. X-rays came back negative, but it's still unclear if Casey will be forced to miss any time with the injury. |
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| Sean Casey was out of the lineup for the second straight day on Monday due to flu-like symptoms, according to the AP. It's unclear when Casey will be ready to return to action. Marcus Thames once again started at first base in Casey's absence on Monday. |
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| Sean Casey missed Sunday's game with flu-like symptoms, the AP reports. Marcus Thames got the start at first base in his place, going 1-for-4 with a homer. "It's some kind of contagious thing, so we got him out of here," manager Jim Leyland said. "We'll see tomorrow if he'll be able to play. Right now, I don't know." |
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| Sean Casey was given a routine day off Wednesday, though he got into the game late for one at-bat, striking out. He's hitting just .186 on the young season, with no home runs and one RBI. |
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| The Tigers re-signed Sean Casey to a one-year deal on Thursday, according to the AP. "Sean did a good job after joining the club, and he was tremendous during the World Series," Detroit president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "We're happy to have Sean back and look forward to having him for an entire season. A true professional, he brings a solid left-handed bat to our lineup." Casey batted .245 with five homers and 30 RBI in 53 games after getting dealt to the Tigers last year. |
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| Sean Casey filed for free agency Tuesday, according to the AP. Casey had a sizzling post-season for the Tigers (.432 average), but he hit just .245 with a .364 slugging percentage for Detroit in the regular season, and the team would like to add more power at the corner position. |
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| The Tigers have yet to decide if they'll try to retain Sean Casey over the offseason, although there's the possibility they'll go after someone with more power potential, according to the Detroit News. "I think in Sean's case, it's a little early to say," GM Dave Dombrowski said of Detroit's potential interest in Casey. |
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| Sean Casey is set to play first base tonight for the first time in two weeks, and he stated that his left calf is 100 percent healed, according to the Detroit Free Press. Casey served as the DH in the first two games of the World Series. |
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| Sean Casey will be in the starting lineup as the DH for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series, according to the AP. "I'm going to be ready to go," Casey said Friday. "I'm glad we had the waiting because it definitely helped me." Casey hurt his left calf in the ALCS opener and did not play again during the sweep over Oakland. Casey will play first base when the series switches to St. Louis and the teams play without a DH. |
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| Barring a setback, Sean Casey is expected to return from his partially torn left calf when the World Series gets underway on Saturday, according to the Detroit News. "Sean is walking totally pain-free, normal gait," trainer Kevin Rand said. "We put him in the pool, he was jogging in the pool and also biking today. So he's doing very, very well, continuing to improve." |
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| Sean Casey has a partial tear in a muscle in his left calf and could miss the rest of AL championship series against the A's, according to the AP. He injured himself in the sixth inning of Detroit's win in the series opener and underwent an MRI exam Wednesday that showed the small tear. "The trainers are hoping for a miracle when they say possible by the end of this series," manager Jim Leyland said before Game 2. "But I think that's probably not going to happen. So I think we'll just have to do with what we have." |
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| Sean Casey left Game 1 of the ALCS in the sixth inning with a calf injury. FOX's Chris Myers reported that Casey was feeling better an inning later. His status will be updated when more information becomes available. |
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| Sean Casey didn't play Friday because of a sore left hamstring, according to the AP. He is currently day-to-day. Carlos Guillen played first in place of Casey with Neifi Perez playing at short for Guillen. |
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| Sean Casey was held out of the starting lineup Sunday because of a sore left hamstring, according to the AP. He did pinch-hit in the ninth inning, though. |
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| The Tigers acquired first baseman Sean Casey from the Pirates in exchange for minor league pitcher Brian Rogers. Casey will probably cut into the playing time of Chris Shelton and Dmitri Young. |
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| Although Sean Casey said the strained muscle in his right rib cage felt better yesterday than the day before, he was held out of the game, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pirates manager Jim Tracy said Casey could return to action on Tuesday. |
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| Sean Casey sat out for the second consecutive game Sunday due to a strained muscle in the right rib cage, according to the AP. Manager Jim Tracy said it was more of a precautionary move to give Casey extra time with a scheduled team off day Monday. |
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| Sean Casey was scratched from Saturday's game with a strained muscle, according to the AP. He was replaced at first base by Joe Randa. It's not known if Casey will play on Sunday. |
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| Sean Casey, who was out for more than six weeks with two fractured vertebrae in his lower back, was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Monday and started against the Brewers, according to the AP. He went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and knocked in three in his first game since mid-April. |
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