Casey Scott Sadler...Wife's name is Marin...Has one daughter; Kaysen Caroline (4/18/17)...Is a 2008 graduate of Ripley (OK) High School...Also played baseball at Western Oklahoma State College, where he went 10-1 with a 3.12 ERA in 17 games (15 starts) during his sophomore season in 2010... Was ranked by Baseball America as one of the top 25 players in the state of Oklahoma prior to the 2010 Draft...Signed by Pirates scout Mike Leuzinger.
2017
Went 5-4 with a 4.00 ERA (78.2ip/35er) in 26 total appearances (seven starts) between Bradenton, Altoona and Indianapolis after missing all of 2016 due to "Tommy John" surgery...Attended spring training with the Pirates as a non-roster invitee...Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief in season debut on 5/15 with Bradenton; his first appearance in a game since 6/21/15 while pitching with Indianapolis...Earned each of his two wins with Bradenton in back-to-back outings on 5/18 and 5/21...Was assigned to Indianapolis on 6/5 and struck out each of the three batters he faced in first appearance with the Indians on 6/6... Made eight appearances with Indy before being transferred to Altoona on 7/5...Made first four appearances with the Curve out of the bullpen before moving into the starting rotation on 7/27... Tossed a complete game (9.0ip/7h/1r/1bb/7so) in final start with Altoona on 8/24; the fifth of his career and first since 5/15/15 while pitching for Indianapolis...Rejoined Indianapolis on 8/28 and made two appearances (one start) to end the season.
2014
Spent majority of season with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he matched his minor league career high in wins and posted the second-lowest WHIP (1.19) in the International League...Was charged with two earned runs or less in 14 of his 21 Triple-A starts...Went 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA (27.0ip/5er) in his first four starts with Indy thru 4/22, pitching 7.0 innings in three straight assignments from 4/9-22...Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in his victory on 4/22 at Toledo...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 4/27...Made Major League debut on 5/2 vs. Toronto and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings...Also tossed 2.0 shutout frames in his second big league game on 5/4 vs. Toronto...Was optioned back to Indianapolis on 5/5...Suffered first Triple-A loss on 5/9 vs. Norfolk (4.2ip/4er)...Gave up one hit and one unearned run in 6.0ip while winning a 3-1 decision vs. Pawtucket on 5/14...Tossed a 7.0-inning complete game in the second game of a doubleheader on 5/19 at Gwinnett...Was tied for second in the International League in wins (six) and ranked eighth in ERA (2.66) when he was recalled a second time by Pittsburgh on 6/1...Extended scoreless innings streak with Pirates to 5.0 innings before giving up two runs in the ninth inning vs. Milwaukee on 6/6...Gave up four runs in Major League career-high 2.2 innings on 6/10 vs. Chicago and sufferd first big league loss...Was optioned back to Indy on 6/12...Won five straight Triple-A decisions from 5/14 thru 6/27...Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings while winning his fifth straight decision on 6/27 at Durham...Went 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA (18.0ip/1er) in three starts with Indianapolis during the month of June...Struck out season-high eight batters on 7/20 at Columbus...Pitched a season-low 1.0 inning in his start on 8/7 vs. Rochester...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 8/11 and gave up three hits and two runs in 0.2ip vs. Detroit that night...Was optioned back to Triple-A on 8/12 and went 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA (18.2ip/6er) in his final three starts with Indy...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 9/2 and made lone appearance during the final month on 9/25 at Atlanta (1.0ip/1er)...Struck out at least one batter in all six of his Major League appearances.
2013
Spent majority of the season with Double-A Altoona, where he was named the club's Pitcher-of-the-Year...Was selected to the mid-season Eastern League All-Star team...Established minor league career highs in wins, starts and innings pitched (136.1)...Was victorious in his first Double-A start on 4/5 at Erie (5.0ip/1er)...Won his second start in the Altoona Home Opener on 4/11 (6.0ip/3er)...Suffered first loss on 4/26 vs. Erie...Set a career high for innings pitched (8.0) and allowed just one unearned run on 5/6 at Harrisburg; also knocked in two of the three runs in the 3-1 win...Gave up a five runs on 5/11 vs. Richmond and suffered his third loss of the season while being credited with a 7.0-inning complete game...Bounced back with 7.0 scoreless innings in his next start on 5/17 at Richmond...Notched his seventh win of the season on 6/14 vs. Trenton...Allowed three runs in 2.0ip on 6/25 vs. New Britain in a shortened start as the game was put into a rain delay...Was named to his first professional All-Star team on 6/26...Was hit in the side of his right knee by a comebacker off the bat of Jose Ramirez (first batter of the game) on 6/30 at Akron; placed on the disabled list the next day with a deep bone bruise...Was reinstated from the D.L. on 7/28 and won his start that day at New Hampshire (5.0ip/2er)...Tossed 6.0 scoreless frames on 8/2 vs. Akron...Won each of his first three starts after coming off the disabled list before giving up eight hits and five runs in 4.0 innings in a loss on 8/13 vs. Portland...Walked a career-high six batters in 7.0 innings while suffering final loss on 8/18 at Erie...Won his last start with Altoona on 8/24 at Richmond (game two)...Was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis and made lone start with the Indians on 8/30 vs. Louisville.
2012
Spente entire season with High-A Bradenton...Ranked 10th in the Florida State League in ERA...Tied for the league lead with a 1.000 fielding percentage among pitchers along with teammate Jameson Taillon...Began season in the bullpen and made four scoreless appearances (8.0ip) to start the campaign...Gave up four runs in 2.0ip and suffered loss on 4/24 vs. Jupiter...Picked up his two saves in back-to-back outings on 5/7 at Tampa (3.0ip/1er) and 5/12 vs. St. Lucie (3.0ip/0r)...Made first start on 5/18 vs. Dunedin and received a no-decision (4.0ip/2r/1er)...Suffered losses in back-to-back outings on 6/2 (game two) and 6/8...Pitched 3.1 scoreless frames while making his final relief appearance on 6/13 at Fort Myers...Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings in his start on 6/20 and another 3.0 frames of one-hit ball on 6/25 (game two)...Pitched 18.1 consecutive scoreless innings from 6/8-29...Picked up his first win after tossing 7.0 shutout innings on 7/4 at Palm Beach...Struck out season-high 10 batters in a season-high 7.1 innings of a no-decision on 7/15 at Clearwater...Finished the season making 15 consecutive starts...Went 4-4 with a 3.93 ERA (91.2ip/40er) in 17 starts and 0-2 with a 3.26 ERA (38.2ip/14er) in 15 relief appearances.
2011
Spent entire season pitching exclusively in relief for Low-A West Virginia...Pitched at least 2.0 innings in 25 of his 35 games...Finished second among South Atlantic League relief pitchers in batting average against (.213) and fourth in fewest baserunners per 9.0 innings (10.13)...Picked up first professional save in second game on 4/18 at Augusta...Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings while recording first win on 5/2 vs. Greensboro...Suffered losses in back-to-back outings on 5/27 and 5/29...Produced a 1.54 ERA (46.2ip/8er) in his final 23 appearances, beginning on 6/3...Pitched 17.2 consecutive scoreless innings over a nine-game stretch from 7/20 to 8/20...Was scored upon just twice in his final 14 appearances (27.0ip/3er - 1.00 ERA), pitching at least 2.0 innings in 12 of the 14 games.
2010
Spent first professional season with State College after being selected by the Pirates in the 25th round of the First-Year Player Draft in June...Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings and picked up a win in his first appearance on 7/3 at Williamsport...Made lone start on 7/25 at Mahoning Valley (3.0ip/4h/0r/0bb/1so)...Gave up lone home run in 10th outing on 8/18 vs. Jamestown.
