July Travel Team - Roster

As you are probably aware, the Chicagoland Metro League will conclude its season on June 22nd. After that, the team will transition into a July travel team--which will include four weekend tournaments as well as some additional weekday games.

We have now checked with all of our players regarding their commitment to continue playing through the July tournament season. Based upon this information, our July travel team's roster now stands at 13 players. Of these 13 players, 9 are committed to full-time participation, 3 will be missing at least one or two tournaments (Matthias Dietz, Ryan Tannebaum and Ronny Drabeck), and 1 player is an alternate.

Unfortunately, there is one tournament (Lockport) in which three players will miss games. That brings the roster size down to just 10 players--including the alternate for that tournament. As 10 is the minimum to avoid a forfeit in most tournaments, it will be necessary for us to add at least one more player to the roster to protect the team against a possible forfeit situation in Lockport.

We considered holding an open tryout for any open roster spots. After further consideration, we decided it didn't make sense to raise the hopes of the anticipated 20-25 players who would be trying out for just one spot--which might only participate in a handful of games! So, this spot will ultimately be filled by manager invitation.

We will announce the player who will be added to the Warriors within the next week or two. We've offered a player the opportunity to play for the Warriors and we should hear back soon as to whether he will commit.

Please note that we've kept our roster at a very low number so that players can experience increased playing time and so that we won't have to deactivate players. However, this whole approach is based upon the assumption that all players will honor their commitment to play in all four tournaments.

Please do not hesitate to call me (708-349-1467) with any questions or comments.

Glenn Nagel