GM's OFFICE: The other side of Draft Day

Last month, my long-time APBA league, the Transcontinental Baseball League, held it's annual draft. TBL is a 24-team dynasty league where you can keep 35 players per year. With 800+ players rostered at all times, the annual draft pool consists primarily of that season's rookies and some resurrected-from-the-dead veterans. Still, like every other league, draft day is the high holy day on the league calendar.

I joined TBL during my junior year of college, 25 years ago. A guy who lived on my hall introduced me to it. A quarter-century later, I'm barely in the top-half of the league in terms of seniority: 10 of the 24 guys in the league have been there longer than me. I've known those 10 guys longer than I've known my wife.

If you're...

Almost!

You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

More From GM's Office

A look at the good calls for pitchers for BaseballHQ in 2026.
FREE
Oct 9 2026 3:01am
Looking back at successful prognostications from Baseball HQ in 2026.
FREE
Oct 2 2026 3:01am
Our annual sorting exercise for 2026's outlying performances, the first step in trying to refine our processes for 2027.
Sep 30 2026 3:01am
The 2026 fantasy baseball season is over. BaseballHQ.com writers fared well in industry and expert competitions. Here's the details.
FREE
Sep 29 2026 3:01am
Introducing a couple of new tools on the site, and re-introducing some older ones that you might be overlooking...
Aug 20 2026 7:00am

Tools