Kansas City Wizards have placed midfielders Kurt Morsink and Kevin Souter on waivers, and trialists Nelson Pizarro and Alex Horwath have been cut from the team's preseason roster.

Morsink, a 4th round draft pick by the Wizards in 2007, appeared in 47 games in three years with the team, recording three assists from the defensive midfielder position.

Both Souter and Pizarro joined the Wizards after impressing coaches during the team's open tryouts in 2008. Souter made eight appearances with five starts in his two years with the team, scoring one goal. Pizarro made three appearances for the team in 2008, before leaving the Wizards during the 2009 season.

Horwath was an Academic All-Big Ten goalkeeper at the University of Wisconsin. He joined the Wizards on trial at the start of the 2010 preseason.

In other roster-related news, newly-signed goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen is expected to join the team in Arizona next week. Nielsen will be competing for the starting goalkeeper position against Louis Crayton, Boris Pardo and Eric Kronberg, who is now under contract and has joined the team in Arizona. The Wizards must reduce their roster to 24 players by the MLS-imposed deadline of March 1st. There are currently 30 players in camp with the team.