Sentence examples for a player drafted from inspiring English sources

By that standard, Detroit's nominee, Tomas Holmstrom, should win for his 15 seasons and 243 goals — not bad for a player drafted No. 257 in 1994.

Wesleyan, a Division III school, has not had a player drafted since 1965 and has not produced a major leaguer since Lester "Red" Lanning made six pitching appearances for the 1916 Philadelphia A's.

Holland, who is 25 and in his third season in the majors, has shown steady progress, and the Rangers think they may have found superb value in a player drafted in the 25th round in 2006 out of junior college.

Hatch agreed to a three-year deal for $1.405 million, with a signing bonus of $500,000 -- more than double the bonus for a player drafted in his slot last year.

By way of example: "If a player drafted in the second round signs a four-year contract with a $400,000 signing bonus, a $500,000 Paragraph 4 Salary, and no performance incentives in his first season, the player's Year-One Rookie Salary will equal $600,000".

Because Camby is in the fifth season of what has been a decent, if not disappointing, career, especially for a player drafted No. 2 over all, it is easy to peg him as a solid player who will never be of All-Star caliber.

Rotisserie baseball season begins with a player draft (sometimes done as an auction), with each team in the league selecting 23 27 players (with set quotas at each position) from major league rosters.

Whereas the US National Football League has something akin to a closed shop, with no automatic relegation and various balancing measures including a player draft, English rugby clubs are miles from being masters of their own destiny.

CHANGES TO ALL-STAR FORMAT The N.H.L. announced that it was altering its method for selecting the All-Star teams, switching from the conference-versus-conference format it has used for years to a player draft conducted by the All-Stars, in which captains selected by the players will determine the teams.

But just as the game was changing — and with expansion and a player draft leaving the Yankees no longer able to claim so many of the best players in the land — Webb cashed in and left town before the coming of the woeful and pennant-less Horace Clark-Jake Gibbs-Dooley Womack era.

The new competition will also feature a player draft, which will be scheduled for the autumn.