Fantasy Baseball Analysis Draft

KFFL's Fantasy Baseball Analysis Draft (BAD) brings you behind the scenes, providing you with the mindset, at every spot, behind why a certain player is selected. Whether you are a rookie to the game or a savvy vet, you can pick up something new to add an extra wrinkle or two to your fantasy baseball strategy each year.

Our 12-team, 28-round fantasy baseball league draft will bring you pick-by-pick coverage along with a detailed analysis of why each selection was made. As with every draft, there are always a number of directions in which to go or philosophies to utilize. Our mission is to help educate you about why we went in a certain direction when we did by sharing what we were thinking at the time of the selection.

This is not a "mock" league, either. This is a real fantasy baseball league that will be played out over the course of the 2013 season, so everyone involved is drafting with the sole purpose of putting together the best possible team. Around here, bragging rights are everything - as is the taunting - so you can be sure each participant will be putting his best foot forward to stand out.

Follow along in real time. Like a pick? Hate a pick? Loving the way a certain team is rounding out, or do you think a team is ready to be fed to the wolves? Share your feedback at the bottom of each round and

BAD Round Analysis

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League Participants and Websites

Ray Flowers, Baseball Guys/SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio

http://www.baseballguys.com/

Ray Flowers is the co-host of The Drive on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (Sirius 210, XM 87), and he is also the brains behind BaseballGuys.com, the FSWA 2011 Baseball Series of the Year award winner. Ray uses BaseballGuys as his bully pulpit to inform the baseball community of everything that is relevant in the world of baseball. Oh, and if you're looking for a laugh, don't be afraid to stop by the BaseballGuys.com to see what funny hat Ray is wearing in one of his Around the Horn videos.

Bill Macey, Baseball HQ

http://www.baseballhq.com/

Led by expert Ron Shandler, BaseballHQ.com (since 1996) and the Baseball Forecaster (since 1986) represent the longest running fantasy information service in the industry. They are the pioneers of "fanalytics," the first to develop sabermetric applications for fantasy league play.

Josh Shepardson, Baseball Prospectus

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/

Since 1996, Baseball Prospectus has been providing coverage of baseball in print and online. Today, BP produces the leading website for baseball analysis and a New York Times bestselling annual book. Baseball Prospectus is read by all 30 major league baseball teams, and has been syndicated by ESPN and Sports Illustrated.

Mark Chamberlin, Baseball Sharks

http://www.baseballsharks.com

Fantasysharks.com was bred as one of the top-tier fantasy football websites available. Recently the site has expanded coverage to include fantasy baseball coverage. Daily recaps, projections, draft strategy articles, in-season waiver strategy, and the opinion pieces that made fantasysharks.com a football powerhouse are once again the focus of the fantasy baseball coverage.

Howard Bender, FanGraphs

http://www.fangraphs.com

FanGraphs features daily articles, statistical reports and research covering baseball history as well as current baseball issues and events, games and series, injuries, forecasts, player profiles, baseball finance, and the player marketplace. Popular also for its' robust statistical player pages for every player in baseball history, FanGraphs has three main blogs, including NotGraphs - a blog that tackles all the whimsy and off-the-field issues in baseball - and RotoGraphs - a blog that analyzes the sport through the lens of the fantasy game.

Tim Heaney and Nicholas Minnix, KFFL

http://www.kffl.com/

KFFL, a USA TODAY Sports Media Group digital property, has been helping fantasy sports fanatics capture championship seasons online since 1996. From our award-winning Hot off the Wire news service through our tiered fantasy player rankings, KFFL has everything the fantasy player needs to dominate their competition.

Pasko Varnica, Mastersball

http://www.mastersball.com/

Founded in 1997, Mastersball is a leader in providing in-depth strategy, analysis, research, and applications to the advanced fantasy baseball player. Our Platinum offering includes regularly-updated projections, profiles for hundreds of players, 5x5 league draft software, minor league player rankings and much more. Mastersball continues to offer plenty of insightful free content, too, via daily articles and blog postings. We are long-time industry writers and winning players who developed all of our content and provide direct hands-on support to our customers.

Mark Bloom, RotoExperts.com/SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio

http://www.rotoexperts.com/

RotoExperts LLC, founded in February 2008, is a rapidly-growing fantasy sports site and content development network. In addition to in-depth coverage of various fantasy sports on its own site, RotoExperts has quickly become a leading provider of syndicated content for some of the most recognized and successful sports sites and publications in the industry. RotoExperts content is featured prominently and regularly on NFL.com, Sirius XM Radio, Yahoo Sports, SI.com and in USA Today Sports Weekly.

Jeff Paur, RTSports.com

http://www.rtsports.com/

RealTime Fantasy Sports, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is a top fantasy sports provider. The 2012 football season was the 17th year RealTime Fantasy Sports provided the most comprehensive fantasy football commissioner service around. And this coming year will be the third season RTSports offers pay to play fantasy baseball games, expanding the fantasy world of RTSports even more. RTSports also has unique content, extensive player notes, video updates and a free fantasy football draft guide. RealTime Fantasy Sports is a one-stop shop for all your fantasy needs.

Michael Stein, The Hardball Times

http://www.thehardballtimes.com/

The Hardball Times has been home to daily baseball analysis and discussion since 2004, including extensive coverage of fantasy baseball. The primary manager and owner of the site is Dave Studeman, and the fantasy section is headed by Derek Ambrosino. In addition to daily coverage on the website, THT has published an Annual every year since its first in 2004, and it also offers a special service called THT Forecasts. THT Forecasts are projections for thousands of minor and major league baseball players (as well as some college and international players) using Brian Cartwright's OLIVER system. The projections are a great tool for fantasy gamers looking to gain an edge on the competition.

Steve Gardner, USA TODAY/Sports Weekly

http://fantasy.usatoday.com

The combined resources of USA TODAY Sports, USATODAY.com and Sports Weekly offer top-quality information and analysis for all types of fantasy baseball players. Steve Gardner spearheads the coverage with his daily analysis and in-season Sports Weekly articles, giving readers the latest news and strategy.

The Senior Fantasy Editor for USA TODAY Sports, Steve has been the fantasy baseball columnist for Sports Weekly since 2006 and is the commissioner of Sports Weekly's LABR experts leagues. He won an AL LABR title in 2010, an NL Tout Wars title in 2011 and is currently the reigning FSTA experts league champion.

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