Thanks to all Groundouts for helping achieve a 100% turnout rate! Not a lot of surprises, and what emerged was the general consensus that PGB is really in pretty good shape. Looking ahead to next season, here are a few relatively minor changes:

• The majority preferred a long off-season with no activities, so I'm blacking out any official events from November through January, As always, you can plan your draft any time, and info will be updated all winter, but no formal activities. The winter meeting will be scaled back and take place prior to R1 in February. See the updated Calendar web page for details.
• To help with unintentional overusage, Jeff Meyer has agreed to become PGB's Usage Czar. His responsibilities include conducting periodic sweeps to de-activate players, with increasing frequency during the latter stages of the season. When de-activating, the czar will not activate a replacement or alter lineups/rotations, but will notify managers as a courtesy prompt. Please note: managers are still 100% responsible for overuse, and shouldn't rely on this new form of assistance. Johnny Walbert has also agreed to sub in for Jeff on a part-time basis.
• Offseason rosters will now be trimmed back to 36 players.
• Overwhelmingly, the Rule 5 draft will be only two rounds and will take place on a single night. Due to our longer quiet season, it will take place in October rather than November, as in previous years. To further streamline, the NL player draft will take place the same night.
• Finally, the Library will continue to be available, but will be free to use, with a limit of three players claimed per team. This change is immediate, and applies to claims made during the current season.

Where applicable, the rulebook page will be updated to reflect these changes. Here are the actual survey results:

1. Do you plan on continuing as a Groundout for the 2027 season? Yes 16, Undecided 2
2. Compared to recent years, how does your active engagement level compare? More 2, Less 5, Unchanged 11
3. Are you satisfied with the current usage rules and enforcement? Like 2, Acceptable 12, Dislike 4
4. Would easing of usage restrictions improve your PGB experience? Yes 5, No 6, Unchanged 7
5. The offseason schedule is: Too busy 11, No changes 6, More drafts! 1
6. How do you feel about gamer duty? Like 8, Acceptable 8, Dislike 2
7. Are you interested in traveling GoCon? Yes or Planning 15, Uninterested 3
8. Would you be in favor of modifying the Rule 5 draft? Yes 13, Unchanged 3, Eliminate 2
9. Overall, does PGB require more time than you'd like to commit? Yes 2, No 13, Uncertain 3

I'll publish the comments in a separate post after the season. Lots of good, thoughtful ideas, but since it was such an open-ended query, no patterns or topics emerged as a strong touchpoint for action. Again, huge shoutout to the Groundouts for full participation!