The Big Board takes into consideration past returns, current performance and expected future gains in determining who should be included among the top 50 fantasy baseball players. Essentially, the Big Board is a cheat sheet designed for a fantasy owner who is planning to participate in a draft today. Yahoo! Sports Fantasy baseball default scoring settings (5x5) are used as the baseline for the Big Board.
| Big Board 50: Baseball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | vs ECR | Stock |
| 1. Mike Trout | OF | +2 | No. 1 roto value in '12 is most disruptive all-around force in MLB |
| 2. Miguel Cabrera | 3B | -1 | First Triple Crown winner since '67, and won't turn 30 until mid-April |
| 3. Ryan Braun | OF | -1 | Will he avoid getting burned by another PED fire? Probably |
| 4. Robinson Cano | 2B | 0 | Mr. Roboto freakish in his .300/25/100/100 consistency |
| 5. Matt Kemp | OF | 0 | Can count Kemp among very few w/ .900+ OPS, 30/20 upside |
| 6. Andrew McCutchen | OF | +2 | 25/25 skills are real but the '12 BA (.327) is likely to regress a bit |
| 7. Carlos Gonzalez | OF | +2 | Loves Coors home cookin': 3 |








