| Sun May 11 2014 | 16:15 | Fien day-to-day with right arm contusion | ||||
Casey Fien is considered day-to-day with a right arm contusion. | ||||||
Fien was forced to leave Sunday's game against the Tigers in the eighth inning after getting drilled on the arm by a comebacker off the bat of Victor Martinez. Fien, who has established himself as the primary setup option for closer Glen Perkins, should return to action in a day or two. | ||||||
| Source: LaVelle Neal on Twitter | ||||||
| Sun May 11 2014 | 15:52 | Fien exits after being hit with comebacker | ||||
Casey Fien left Sunday's appearance against the Tigers after being hit on the right arm by a comebacker. | ||||||
Fien recovered to throw Victor Martinez out, but he then walked off the field with trainers. The Twins should provide an update on the reliever's status after the game. | ||||||
| Source: LaVelle E. Neal on Twitter | ||||||
| Sun Apr 13 2014 | 22:19 | Casey Fien returned to action on Saturday April 5 | ||||
Casey Fien returned to action on Saturday April 5. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Wed Apr 2 2014 | 17:15 | Fien diagnosed with bruised left ankle | ||||
Casey Fien was diagnosed Wednesday with a left ankle contusion after being hit with a comebacker. | ||||||
The line drive was struck by White Sox outfielder Adam Eaton. Fien should be recovered in a few days. | ||||||
| Source: Rhett Bollinger on Twitter | ||||||
| Wed May 22 2013 | 05:08 | RP Fien punches out two in scoreless inning | ||||
Casey Fien struck out two in a perfect inning of relief Tuesday against the Braves. | ||||||
The 28-year-old right-hander has a 4.19 ERA over 11 appearances. After getting pounded in limited run for the Tigers between 2009-2010, Fien has rejuvenated his career up north, posting a stingy 2.87 ERA and 1.01 WHIP over 56 games since the Twins called him up on the Fourth of July, 2012. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Wed Jul 4 2012 | 15:03 | Tigers call up RHP Fien from Triple-A | ||||
Twins purchased the contract of RHP Casey Fien from Triple-A Rochester. | ||||||
He'll take the roster spot of Nick Blackburn, who was demoted to the minors. Fien signed a minor league deal with the Twins over the winter and had a 4.30 ERA and 42/14 K/BB ratio over 46 innings at the Triple-A level. The 28-year-old right-hander hasn't appeared in the big leagues since 2010 as a member of the division rival Tigers. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Tue Jan 3 2012 | 21:16 | Twins ink RHP Fien to minor league deal | ||||
Twins signed RHP Casey Fien to a minor league contract. | ||||||
He'll also get an invite to spring training. Fien was released by the Astros last June after compiling a 4.81 ERA and 24/8 K/BB ratio over 24 1/3 innings with Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 28-year-old right-hander has an 8.36 ERA in 11 big league appearances, all with the Tigers. He'll likely serve as organizational depth in 2012. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Tue Aug 2 2011 | 20:08 | Casey Fien released | ||||
Astros released RHP Casey Fien. | ||||||
The move was made in order to clear a roster spot for Jake Goebber, who was promoted from Double-A Corpus Christi. Fien held a 24/8 K/BB ratio over 24 1/3 innings but also posted a 4.81 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. He might shut things down for the year and try to latch on with another organization over the offseason. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Thu Nov 11 2010 | 13:19 | Astros sign RHP Casey Fien | ||||
Astros signed RHP Casey Fien to a minor league contract. | ||||||
Fien, 27, posted a 2.60 ERA and 44/13 K/BB ratio over 62 1/3 innings with Triple-A Toledo this season. He continues to put up good numbers in the minors, but it hasn't translated to success in the majors quite yet. Fien has an 8.36 ERA and 9/6 K/BB ratio in 11 big league appearances. | ||||||
| Sun Jul 25 2010 | 10:16 | Fien designated for assignment | ||||
Tigers designated RHP Casey Fien for assignment. | ||||||
Fien has given up three runs over 2 2/3 innings with the Tigers this year but has pitched well in Triple-A, boasting a 2.33 ERA and 0.95 WHIP over 46 1/3 innings. The Tigers made the move in order to clear a spot on their 40-man roster. | ||||||
| Wed Jul 21 2010 | 15:35 | Tigers option Fien to Triple-A | ||||
Tigers optioned RHP Casey Fien to Triple-A Toledo. | ||||||
Well, Fien lasted exactly one day. He didn't leave the most favorable impression, allowing three runs -- including a pair of home runs -- over two-thirds of an inning against the Rangers on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old right-hander returns to a 2.33 ERA over 31 appearances with the Mud Hens. | ||||||
| Tue Jul 20 2010 | 12:17 | Tigers recall Casey Fien from Triple-A | ||||
Tigers recalled RHP Casey Fien from Triple-A Toledo. | ||||||
Hopefully Fien, 26, will get more of an opportunity to prove his worth this time around. He pitched two scoreless innings for the Tigers when he was in the majors last and he's a fairly promising young reliever. | ||||||
| Tue Jul 20 2010 | 11:17 | Tigers likely to recall Fien from Triple-A | ||||
The Tigers are likely to recall reliever Casey Fien on Tuesday. | ||||||
Fien will take Brandon Inge's roster spot until the Tigers figure out how they want to go about replacing the injured veteran third baseman. Fien, 26, has thrown two scoreless innings of relief for Detroit this season. | ||||||
| Source: Jon Paul Morosi on Twitter | ||||||
| Sat Jul 3 2010 | 15:43 | Fien sent down to Triple-A Toledo | ||||
Tigers optioned RHP Casey Fien to Triple-A Toledo. | ||||||
Fien tossed two scoreless innings in his lone appearance, but he was deemed expendable with Ryan Perry ready to go. | ||||||
| Tue Jun 29 2010 | 10:21 | Tigers add Casey Fien to big league bullpen | ||||
Tigers purchased the contract of RHP Casey Fien from Triple-A Toledo. | ||||||
Fien was designated for assignment by Detroit this spring and spent a bit of time with the Red Sox then Blue Jays before finally settling back with the Tigers in late March. He's thrown together a 2.29 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP in 39 1/3 innings of relief for Toledo and will pitch in middle relief in the bigs. | ||||||