The Cincinnati Reds made a move to improve their pitching, but it cost them one of their most popular players to do it. ESPN 1000 Radio in Chicago is reporting that the Reds have dealt first baseman Sean Casey, who led the team with a .312 batting average this past season, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for lefthander Dave Williams. The trade will not be announced until both players pass a physical. The 31-year-old Casey, who owns a career .305 average, has played all but six games of his major league career with Cincinnati, joining the team before the 1998 season in a trade with the Cleveland Indians for righthander Dave Burba. This will be a homecoming of sorts for the lefthanded hitter. Casey graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1992, not far from Pittsburgh, and led his team to the Pennsylvania State Championship as a senior.