Sentence examples for diminished player from inspiring English sources

That money makes it difficult, or even impossible, to trade any of the three, even Beltran, who is far more talented than Perez or Castillo but is currently a physically diminished player with a brace on one knee.

The UK is a much diminished player in the global economy.

The brand is established, but who is this strangely diminished player that comes along with it?

Although the Yankees would never publicly say so, Rodriguez is now widely perceived as a diminished player whose contract is weighing down the team and limiting its flexibility.

Once that changes, the game is diminished, for player and spectator alike.

Allan Houston said Van Gundy's resignation was one of the major factors in the decline of the team, not only because the Knicks lost a very good coach but also because the ambiguity surrounding his departure diminished the players' confidence in the organization.

"Homophobic language," he added, "is the tool used to diminish a player's masculinity".

Don't bet each time, watch the previous hands and bet with a streak or when odds diminish for player or banker to win again.

Even Nemanja Matic, a player diminished over the last 18 months, looked more like his old self.

But the value of playing in the major leagues can be diminished when a player is stuck on the bench or cannot play the position that the team envisions for him in the future.

Rooney has scored more times against this Saturday's opponents, four, than against any other nation and, whatever the strength of Charlton's paean, there will inevitably be those who feel the achievement is diminished when the player is topping up his figures against a team with the grand total of three points out of a possible 348 in qualifying competitions.