#roster-strategy

#roster-strategy

The Washington Commanders signed Von Miller late into the summer. They had grave concerns about their edge rushing unit, so general manager Adam Peters acquired a future first ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer who could provide some short-term relief as a rotational presence. Miller has flashed moments of quality. He's not the dominant game-wrecker of previous years, but nobody expected him to be. And the fact that Washington is dealing with so many health problems in their pass-rushing unit isn't exactly helping matters either.

Lynch is for the most part off limits during the regular season in terms of media access, except for his weekly appearance on KNBR-680, the 49ers' flagship radio station. He explained on air Thursday morning why things were so quiet at the deadline as the 49ers made no late moves to add to their roster with a 6-3 record but some obvious needs.

They trade from and reshape their roster aggressively at virtually every opportunity in order to keep the team from ever needing to rebuild, and it's a system that's worked for quite some time at this point. From Willy Adames to Tyler Glasnow to Randy Arozarena, most players don't stay in Tampa for long and get traded before they'd actually have a chance to sniff free agency and walk away for nothing.

Las Vegas Aces president Nikki Fargas poked a little fun at how challenging it is for WNBA franchises to prepare for the biggest free agency period in league history. "You're going to need to have Plan A, Plan B and Plan 9-1-1," Fargas said. "There is nothing normal about this offseason, so you can't look at it from a normal lens."

The rotation was a natural point of focus, with Elias saying the club wants to add a starter to the front half of its rotation, which could be either a #1, a #2 or a #3. Such distinctions are fairly subjective but the point would be to have another guy capable of slotting in next to Kyle Bradish and Tyler Rogers somewhere in the front half of the rotation.

Tyler Herro is one of the most polarizing players in the NBA There's a huge difference between paying Herro $30-35 million per season and paying him $40-50 million per season. And depending on where his next contact falls, that's what will ultimately determine how he's looked across the league. Right now, the perception of Herro is somewhat distorted.