After being released by the Orioles earlier this week, pitcher Sidney Ponson will have a grievance filed on his behalf by the Major League Baseball Players' Association, The Washington Post reported. "I would imagine there will be something by early next week," Mike Weiner, general counsel for the players' union, told the paper. It may take a couple of months before Ponson's case is ruled on. Ponson was released Thursday by the club, which contends the pitcher's conduct and problems with alcohol the past nine months give them grounds to terminate his contract. Ponson, on the 15-day disabled list with thumb and calf injuries, has one season left on a three-year deal that would pay him $10 million in 2006.