roster move
Team personnel adjustment
A roster move is any official change to a team's active player list—signing, releasing, trading, promoting, or demoting athletes.
The term appears constantly in sports journalism: The team made several roster moves before the trade deadline.
Front offices make roster moves to address injuries, improve performance, or comply with league rules on team size.
- tradeExchange of commodities
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- benchShared seating surface
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- cutSeverance or reduction
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