Unlike other fantasy games, a Baseball Manager draft is as close to real drafting as you'll get.

A lot of planning goes into drafting: ordering your picks, guessing who will have an MVP year, and searching for that promising rookie. You have to fill up a full 28 man roster, so you need to select carefully and manage your budget!

It's just like in the big leagues. Every position requires smart thinking on the part of each owner to not only decide which player you want, but to try to make a player you don't want really expensive for another team. You control that by placing players high on your preference list, increasing both the chances you will get them, and a higher salary.

You are bidding against the other owners in your league for every player in the majors. And the BBM salary cap adds a lot of strategy to the draft, in that you have to always keep an eye on how much you are spending at every position.

Teams are ranked each round in the order of which team has the most money available. Drafting takes place overnight and you find out in the morning how successful your strategy has been!

---

© 2003 GameLine, LLC. All rights reserved. Baseball Manager, Baseball Manager design and GameLine are registered trademarks and trademarks of GameLine, LLC.

© 2003 MLBPA Official Licensee Major League Baseball Players Association