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Giants’ Curt Casali: Starting in day game
Curt Casali will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday’s game against the Padres, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.He’ll pick up his second start of the season while top catcher Buster Posey rests for the day game after a night game. Casali will likely be in store for around two starts per week throughout the season so long as Posey is healthy.
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Giants’ Curt Casali: Slated to start Friday
Curt Casali (hand) is expected to start Friday’s spring game against the Padres, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Casali underwent hamate surgery in December, but he played catch and hit without pain to begin spring training. He’ll make his Cactus League debut Friday, batting third while playing catcher. Barring any setbacks, the veteran backstop should have plenty of time to prepare for Opening Day.
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Giants’ Curt Casali: Underwent offseason surgery
Curt Casali revealed Saturday that he underwent hamate surgery in December, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Casali signed a major-league contract with the San Francisco Giants in January, but the catcher revealed Saturday that he had surgery during the offseason. However, the 32-year-old has been playing catch and hitting without pain to begin spring training. While he could face some limitations during camp, Casali was optimistic that he’ll be ready for Opening Day.
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Giants’ Curt Casali: Signs big-league deal with Giants
Curt Casali signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday.While the Giants aren’t paying Casali all that much, the major-league contract implies that they see him as part of the active roster in 2021. He deserves at least a backup spot given his respectable .230/.316/.413 slash line in parts of seven seasons at the highest level. That leaves the Giants’ catcher depth chart rather full, however, as Buster Posey will be returning to action after opting out of the 2020 season and the highly-rated Joey Bart has already arrived, appearing in 33 games in Posey’s absence last season. The signing of Casali potentially indicates that the Giants intend to give Bart more seasoning in the minors to start the year.
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Curt Casali: Non-tendered by Reds
Curt Casali was non-tendered by the Reds on Wednesday.Casali logged a respectable .866 OPS in 93 plate appearances last year, working primarily as a backup. He should be able to catch on elsewhere in a similar capacity, but he may need to settle for a pay cut.
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Reds’ Curt Casali: Enters offseason healthy
Curt Casali (wrist) was used off the bench in Game 2 of last week’s series-clinching loss to the Braves, catching one inning and logging no plate appearances.Casali started behind the dish in Game 1 of the series, but he exited in the sixth inning of a 1-0 loss in 13 innings while he battled a sore wrist. While he ceded his spot in the lineup to Tucker Barnhart in Game 2, Casali’s entry into the game as a substitute suggests he’ll head into the winter healthy. Unless the Cincinnati Reds feel confident that top catching prospect Tyler Stephenson is ready for a full-time assignment in the majors in 2021, Casali will likely reprise his role as a part-timer alongside Barnhart next season.
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Reds’ Curt Casali: Battling sore wrist
Curt Casali is battling a sore wrist but is available off the bench Thursday for Game 2 of the Wild Card Round against Atlanta, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.Casali played the first six innings in Game 1 on Wednesday, which proved to be slightly less than half of the 13-inning contest. Tucker Barnhart starts behind the plate in Game 2.
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Reds’ Curt Casali: Hits sixth homer
Curt Casali went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday’s 6-3 win over Milwaukee.Casali extended Cincinnati’s lead to 3-1 with his long ball off Drew Rasmussen in the eighth. The backstop has hit .224/.373/.522 to go along with six homers and eight RBI while backing up Tucker Barnhart this season.
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Reds’ Curt Casali: Gets second start of series
Curt Casali will start at catcher and will bat ninth Wednesday against the Pirates.He’ll be behind the dish for the second time in the series while top backstop Tucker Barnhart rests. Barnhart’s greater familiarity with the Cincinnati pitching staff and his ability to control the run game may be enough to maintain his spot atop the depth chart, but if the 24-26 Cincinnati Reds fade from the playoff race during the final week of the season, manager David Bell could hand more starts to Casali or Tyler Stephenson.
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Reds’ Curt Casali: Slugs homer in nightcap
Curt Casali went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Cubs.Casali sat out the first game of the twin bill but started behind the plate and hit ninth in Game 2. He put the Cincinnati Reds ahead with a solo shot to left field in the third inning. Casali is slashing .205/.352/.568 with five homers but only six RBI this season.
