The Transcontinental Baseball League held their annual draft on February 21. In 2021, it was Luis Robert who was chosen with the first pick. This isn’t a big surprise. Robert also went numero uno in the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association’s draft earlier this season.
The lucky owner of Robert is Gordon Rodell who is the manager of the Calusa Indians.
This is how the first round went for the TBL:
- RIV IND ROBERT,Luis
- CAY CAY HAYES,Ke’Bryan
- WAR HUD MURPHY,Sean
- NW NW BOHM,Alec
- IND STM ADELL,Jo
- NBO NBO ANDERSON,Ian
- HUD MID GONSOLIN,Tony
- GC GC LEWIS,Kyle
- MAR MAR SANCHEZ,Sixto
- ZIO ZIO LUZARDO,Jesus
- COL COL CARLSON,Dylan
- HOB HOB WILLIAMS,Devin
- STM BRO BART,Joey
- KAN KAN JAVIER,Cristian
- KNX KNX SKUBAL,Tarik
- MID MID MAY,Dustin
- RCK KNX MCKENZIE,Triston
- RYE RYE SINGER,Brady
- MLR HUD CRONENWORTH,Jake
- BH WAR JEFFERS,Ryan
- WHT WHT MOUNTCASTLE,Ryan
- LVG RIV MIZE,Casey
- MUN STM AROZARENA,Randy
- BRO RIV CASTRO,Willi
You can find the entire TBL draft on the TBL website.
A first round comparsion
TBL 2021 Draft 
RCMBA 2021 Draft
Keep in mind that the two leagues may have slightly different rules when it comes to draft eligibility. With that said, the top three picks are exactly the same. In order, Robert, Hayes, and Murphy were picked in the top picks in both leagues.
Those of us in the Illowa APBA League is paying rapt attention to these drafts as our draft is this Friday. Looking at the players chosen, it seems like the IAL will be choosing from a similar pool of players.
Good luck to the TBL in 2021!
…and a quick congratulations!
Those of us in the IAL heard that Chuck Lucas and his Northside Hitmen defeated Marcus Bunch and the Moline Upperdeckers in the Illowa APBA League World Series. Details are still sketchy but I wanted to send heartfelt congratulations to my buddy Chuck.
I’ll you in the 2021 season, buddy!
