Sentences with phrase «trade deadline player»

A severely underperforming trade deadline player should not be playing just for the sake of him playing.

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They were plagued with infighting that threatened to tear apart the team until they blew up the team at the trade deadline, shipping out five players and bringing in four new players to reset the locker room.

Plus looking ahead — some of these players could end up being trade pieces at the trade deadline later in the summer.....

The Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic played on national television just a couple of weeks ago, prior to the NBA trade deadline, with the big story being that the best player from one of the team's likely wouldn't be in the lineup when they met this time around.

This most provocative year of player movement — culminating in last week's flurry of deals at the trade deadline — is about to give way to a self - immolating lockout that promises to reinvent every aspect of NBA business.

Last week's flurry of deals before the trading deadline followed a trend that dates back to the 1995 - 96 season, when the latest collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and its players went into effect.

And with Monday afternoon's trade deadline quickly approaching, Ottawa players are finding it difficult to stay focused.

I thought a player has to be on the roster by the trade deadline in order to have them eligible for the playoff roster.

That just leaves Amarista as the only one of the above players without a ready in - house solution, and there should be shortstops available at the trade deadline.

While a dozen rival teams were frantically unloading the contracts of unwanted players at the NBA trade deadline last week, the Denver Nuggets literally had more life - and - death concerns.

The Dodgers, Cardinals, Giants, or Nationals will be helping to power Minnesota's rebuild, not just taking a player making some money away, and since Dozier will still be in demand at the trade deadline this summer and next offseason, don't expect the Twins to just give in to any old trade offer.

The Los Angeles Angels have been baseball's busiest team on the waiver trade deadline day, and the American League Wild Card contenders added another player on Thursday, acquiring second baseman Brandon Phillips and cash considerations from the Atlanta Braves, the teams announced.

On the other hand, they're just 4 1/2 out of the second wild card, and while Cliff Lee returned to the Phillies and Aroldis Chapman returned to the Yankees after deadline deals, the vast majority of players traded don't return.

This is a player who has struggled to stay healthy and could be shipped out at the trade deadline.

Then new GM Sam Hinkie basically sat out free agency, worked it so that Noel wouldn't play at all in 2013 - 14 and traded two of his few actual NBA players (Spencer Hawes and Evan Turner) at the deadline for basically nothing.

MLB - Yesterday was one of the more exciting trade deadline days in recent memory where a number of key players were on the move (odds via Sportsbook.com): - Tigers traded OF Austin Jackson, LHP Drew Smyly...

But the Lakers qualify, having cleared enough salary to sign two max - level players thanks to, ironically, a trade - deadline deal with Cleveland.

MLB - The MLB trade deadline is Thursday at 4 pm ET and there's likely to be a few key players switching teams.

The transaction that enabled Seaver to make the quantum jump from the Mets to the Reds was only one of many that shifted 40 players in the hours before last Wednesday's trading deadline, but as befits Seaver's stature as the premier pitcher in the National League, his trade was by far the most important and controversial.

These numbers could obviously fluctuate based on player movement at the trade deadline, but here's oddsmakers current playoff projections.

The Detroit Tigers knew they were acquiring a special defensive player when they traded for Jose Iglesias from the Boston Red Sox right before the trade deadline.

A Marlins player who is not super happy about this particular stretch of games is Giancarlo Stanton, Miami's star outfielder and someone the Marlins have recently said they will not take offers for at the trade deadline, despite an imminent sale of the team.

James, back from winning MVP honors at the All - Star Game, scored 32 - 14 in the fourth - for the Cavs, who dropped to 2 - 1 since acquiring four new players before the trade deadline.

MLB — Yesterday was one of the more exciting trade deadline days in recent memory where a number of key players were on the move (odds via Sportsbook.com):

Yes, trades can still go down in August, but they require that a player passes through waivers — that extra level of paperwork has scuttled many a potential trade in the past, so the easiest way to get something done is before the deadline.

It's going to be a long summer for the Padres, but as long as players like Rea progress and they are able to trade some of their key veterans for more pieces of the future by the time the trade deadline rolls around, the 2016 season can still be a success.

All three players will likely clear waivers, although they could be more easily moved before the trade deadline with salary retained.

There were some names many analysts expected would be dealt at the trade deadline including Alfonso Soriano and Josh Beckett, but due to their massive (and quite frankly immovable) contracts those players could still be dealt prior to the August 31st waiver deadline.

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