The phrase "a probable replacement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that is likely to take the place of another item or concept.
Example: "After reviewing the options, we believe that this new model is a probable replacement for the outdated version."
Alternatives: "a likely substitute" or "a potential alternative".
If so, Chuck Mack, a key Hoffa ally and the teamster leader of the San Francisco area, is a probable replacement.
Meanwhile, Miami gave its starting quarterback, Jay Fiedler, permission to seek a trade after arranging a deal to acquire A. J. Feeley from Philadelphia as a probable replacement, Fiedler's agent, Brian Levy, said.
By this point, Clapton's participation was gravely in doubt, and Harrison had drafted in Jesse Ed Davis as a probable replacement.
Scarlets tight-head prop Samson Lee, 21, who came on as a Probables replacement, left with his left arm in a sling.
Then the Knicks drafted Gallinari, a smooth-shooting Italian forward, who looked like a perfect fit — and Lee's probable replacement.
Tom Rathman did not meet those demands, so Monday, the Raiders signed his probable replacement, Derrick Fenner, to a two-year contract worth about $1.1 million.
When asked, Mr Blair has carefully avoided repeating it.Mr Clark's probable replacement as head of a revamped Cabinet Office was thought to be Peter Mandelson, the prime minister's fixer, who has been notably unenthusiastic about the freedom of information bill.
Jennings, who is hitting.297 with 21 steals in 23 attempts for Class AAA Durham, is his probable replacement.
But indicative of the diminished relationship between the two parties, Mr. Spano's probable replacement is not politically to the liking of the Conservatives.
Our data indicate probable replacement of rare, localized, and old-growth 'specialists' by disturbance-adapted generalists, if the degradation is continuing at the present scale.
Basing depreciation on historical cost rather than on probable replacement cost and on arbitrary rules rather than on actual use has been practiced to establish definite tax liability and to standardize audits of accounts; in times of shifting price levels, however, such bases for measuring depreciation have proved especially imperfect.
