As expected, the majority of the NBA teams made their roster cuts on Saturday and didn’t wait until Monday’s deadline to set their regular season rosters. Completing those moves on Saturday will ensure the players on non-guaranteed contracts clear waivers on Monday, before the regular season begins. If a team had waited until Monday to waive a player on a non-guaranteed deal, … [Read more...] about Checking In On Roster Situations Around The NBA
Wizards Waive Dillon Jones
3:10 pm: Jones has been waived, according to the Wizards (Twitter link). 2:07 pm: In order to set their 15-man standard roster for the regular season, the Wizards will waive Dillon Jones, sources tell Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter link). If he goes unclaimed on the waiver wire, the Wizards will carry a dead-money cap hit worth $2,753,280 for the remainder of the … [Read more...] about Wizards Waive Dillon Jones
Orioles face decision on Mountcastle’s future
One of the earliest decisions the Orioles must make after free agency begins, following the World Series, is to offer contracts to their 14 eligible players. The most prominent player in question is first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. Mountcastle, is the senior Oriole with 5 years, 105 days of major league service time. Reliever Keegan Akin, who actually debuted a week before … [Read more...] about Orioles face decision on Mountcastle’s future
What qualities should the next Oriole manager have? | MAILBAG
Question: You presented an interesting rundown of potential O’s managers. Could you flesh that out your views on the intangibles that appear to determine a successful MLB manager? Big league playing experience obviously is no guarantee of success. What is the balance between baseball knowledge and people/player skills? From: Stephen Cohen Answer: Steve, I would think any … [Read more...] about What qualities should the next Oriole manager have? | MAILBAG
Breaking: Bengals Linchpin Star Requests Trade; 4 Suitors Emerge
While the Cincinnati Bengals are building themselves back on offense with the acquisition of Joe Flacco, linebacker Logan Wilson has requested a trade out of the team. According to the breaking news, due to a reduced role, Wilson prefers to join a team where he could become a starter after losing his starting job to rookies Barrett Carter and Demetrius Knight Jr., who have been … [Read more...] about Breaking: Bengals Linchpin Star Requests Trade; 4 Suitors Emerge