Sentences with phrase «player roster spot»

He took the designated player roster spot left open when Andrea Pirlo retired.

Not exact matches

But have we not as a club paid too high a price for being loyal to players who simply don't warrant holding down a roster spot as a result of injuries?

It was selfish of me, but now I'm saying the Spurs should have done it earlier for a roster spot for a better player as his role is diminishing.

The man is a football player though, and he's worthy of a roster spot, just don't expect a pro bowler.

You're spot on that Noi and Miller are the only truly interchangeable players on our roster with Fisher out.

I am just saying that if I were Hunter I'd have a chip on my shoulder knowing that I have put up similar offensive # s, I am a year younger, I have a better arm and seem to be more durable yet I am fighting for a roster spot and the most similar player to me on the team has 83 mil over 5, seems to get hurt a lot and has a guaranteed starting job.

The Green Bay Packers have only signed four free agents this offseason, but each is a player who should take up a roster spot.

That leaves you with 6 roster spots to divide between vets and rookie contract players.

I also think the Wings are going to be forced to move some older players in order to pay Larkin, Mantha, and AA and that could open some roster spots that Ras could slot into.

The polarizing former Chelsea manager has had rocky relationships with several players who are still on the roster — namely Sergio Ramos and Ronaldo — but it is hard to argue his football acumen and ability to get wins in the big spot.

Cleveland has sent six players away and received four, so they have a two open roster spots.

The Steelers are in a tough spot because they need to find younger players throughout the roster while operating uncomfortably close to the cap.

They have about $ 108 million guaranteed to nine players, which means they'll need to fill 16 roster spots for $ 60 to $ 80 million.

Today, he is like hundreds of other players in across the NFL right now, fighting for one of the final spots on a roster

I was pretty annoyed at Gibbons and Coleman getting roster spots over Quenneville and Blandisi (my feeling being if you can put out 4 skilled lines you should do so) but it's clear they had specific roles in mind for those two players (and Coleman in particular has been a pleasant surprise).

Still, he can fill out the bottom of a roster and hopefully he is just one player in the eventual competition for a spot.

I don't get how the loss of a roster spot hurts them when in 4 of the 5 games, that roster spot would have been used on a player who was 99 % unlikely to appear in the game in any capacity and the 5th, depending on the way the schedule shakes out for them, can be fairly easily worked around by shuffling the rotation order..

but as whiskey bill pointed out, somehow howie figured out a way to only make them count as one roster spot — if thats true, i'm sure doug can get them to only count as one player on the field

Then they could take a Euro stash player, which would free up a roster spot this year.

I think the same exact roster, same talent, same deficient players, can get 3 - 4th spot in the East, if coached properly.

But they've fallen short opening up roster spots for GR players.

If they want him to be a «player coach» fine, but not at the cost of a roster spot.

And if he couldn't beat out an easy - to - move player in Mark Fayne for a roster spot, then I'm not overly concerned about his departure.

Sucks that teams with players that get hurt in preseason games either have to keep them on the roster eating a spot, or put them on IR ending their entire season.

As long as they're swinging for the fences, owners ought to keep pushing to eliminate the designated hitter; they've offered to compromise and add a 26th roster spot and are awaiting the players» union approval.

I know there are a lot of players / families that are aware of the recruiting landscape, scholarships, roster spots, early signing vs spring signing, different levels of college competition, etc..

Still, a surprising number of players win spots on major league rosters — even starting jobs — based on these suspect stats.

On the other hand, that quote, in my opinion, is spot on to support a comment on what she was hired to do and very likely will do — provide value to the organization as a whole and the individual players that she works with and that follow her recommendations in keeping the roster, as a whole and over a period of time, healthier.

As for players, the Wizards might be able to package their first round pick (# 15) plus Tomas Satoransky (to move up a couple spots) or Kelly Oubre (to move into say the top 7 - 8 picks)... but then you're just trading one roster problem for another.

When he's 35, he's going to be a player who would have to fight for a roster spot without the contract.

There is no simple answer, but this is what I tell my players: I'm not going to penalize a girl who doesn't participate during the summer — but in a program with players fighting for starting spots, and even places on the varsity roster, the girl who doesn't play is liable to get passed by.

It's the roster spot itself that is too valuable to give up on a player that can't seem to play.

Based on the latest spring - training observations, here are the 16 clubs, their rosters, pictures of the players, strong points, weak spots, big ifs and over-all potentialities.

The Union currently have three first team roster spots available and can sign a fourth player to a first team contract if they are sent on a season - long loan to Steel.

Toronto do not have a ton of space left on their first - team roster for 2017 (though they may be handed two extra spots before the start of the season), which you would imagine they would have to offer to tempt players away from Champions League clubs.

Costa Rica calls up a considerable number of MLS players and a transfer to Seattle would not jeopardize a roster spot for the 2018 squad.

The reason for a lack of rosters, the spokesman said, was because some players are still trying out for spots.

For players it's a chance to earn a roster spot.

One of the players of Team Ambush, who until recently held a spot on the Super Sixteen round, had been sharing his account with another player with a substantially higher rating but not on the roster for official tournaments.

Facial likenesses to real - world players such as LeBron James and Steph Curry are spot - on here, and this paints the picture for the entire roster.