Pink Slips have been given
by Tony_O on Oct 23, 2008 6:27 PM CDT
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Credit to Jerry Zgoda @ the Star Tribune for this Report
The Wolves today waived David Harrison, Blake Ahearn and Chris Richard, releasing three players who have non-guaranteed contracts to reduce their roster to the 15-player regular season limit. The moves were the most cost-effective ones the team could make. There’s still a chance they could re-sign one of those players if he clears waivers in 48 hours and if they make another roster move. Expect the Wolves to try to trade Calvin Booth’s $1.14 million salary slot for some kind of draft pick. If they can do so, they could bring Richard back. McHale said he expects Harrison to sign with a team in China. They were swayed on the Ollie-Ahearn thing by Telfair’s season-opening suspension and by the youth of Telfair and Foye and the Ollie’s experience and mentoring ability.
I Must Say, I am very surprised to see Richard Getting Cut over Calvin Booth.
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Sounds like
they are going to try and trade Booth and then bring Richard back if he clears waivers.
by Twins Territory on Oct 23, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions
I don't get the Booth trading...
… who’s going to give up anything for an injured center on a minimum contract? we could trade him for nothing ie a Top 59 protected pick (given the minimum salary exception for trades), but that looks like it would save about $500k. is that worth the risk that richard signs elsewhere? probably, but it’s a surprising turn of events to me…
I agree
and if they don’t trade him, he’s here until the end.
I think the front office did a nice job this off-season, but I’d rather see Harrison, Richard and Ahearn here over the old guys that won’t help like Cardinal and Booth.
by Twins Territory on Oct 24, 2008 6:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Expiring money...
…that is paid for by Philly. That’s my guess.
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No Way Anybody will want Calvin Booth's
Old Decrepid ass, Hopefully Chris Richard can prosper somewhere else, another stupid Move by Kevin McHale.
+1 for me for being the only one naming Richard in the previous post ^^.
Tough I agree with not resigning Richard at this point (and that is, if they don’t trade Booth’s contract, don’t know why they kept it, don’t see who would want him), they should have given him WAY more minutes last year. If you’re not gonna give them the slightest chance, just forfeit your 2nd round picks then.
I don’t mean to restart the McHale bashing, but someone really ought to teach the guy what to do with 2nd round picks (let alone first rounders)
Good Luck trading Booth,,,
small expiring deal, 7ft inanimate carbon rod.
I’d like to have seen Harrison stick around FWIW.
I think
it’d be Richard coming back since it looks like Harrison is going to China.
by Twins Territory on Oct 24, 2008 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I think Saddam...
…was after those carbon rod thingies. Who knew the Wolves were responsible for the Iraq War?
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I think the rods...
come from The Simpsons. Oh and that Bachmann stuff is crazy. Is she in your district?
She's from the district just north
of where probably the majority of us live. It’s a quite conservative district, that’s why she’s still considered the frontrunner, even after all this crap. The gap has narrowed somewhat however, the other guy could win.
by plinytheelder on Oct 26, 2008 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Luxury Tax
Like I had said in the previous post I bet it all comes down to the Luxury Tax. With all of the buy-outs and that 76ers trade we are way to close to take on my salary, even Richards, pay bonuses at the end of the season and still have room if we need to bring some one in for an emergency type of situation.
Like its been said here before Richards is under-sized. Harrison has had issues with the law and utilizing his potential. Plus Booth is guaranteed. The only way we get rid of him is to probably give more then we took to get him in the first place.
Plus who wants to worry about issues like rosters and salary cap when they could be in a duck blind?
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