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.

Aaron Hill's numbers should provide plenty for fantasy owners to chew on. (Getty)

They say timing is everything. That might be giving "timing" a little bit too much credit. But at least in the case of fantasy baseball drafts, it's spot on. When 2013 comes to an end, you can count on this page to be top-heavy with players that not only had successful fantasy campaigns, but were also afterthoughts on draft day. With that in mind, here's an All-Value team for 2013 - again, it's all about the timing (ADP).

First Base - Chris Davis, Baltimore (Yahoo! ADP 160, Y! '12 rank 89): Players that can hit 30 home runs don't grow on trees, especially those that can also do it with a batting average above .250. Without question, Davis had some difficulty with the batting average aspect of things at times in Texas, but one shouldn't cement their opinions about a player when he is in his early 20s. Davis hit well above .300 during his minor league career and is sitting on a .258 mark (hardly a fantasy deal breaker) through 436 career MLB games, which includes his two-year slump in Texas. Sure, he strikes out a lot, but that certainly doesn't make him unique on fantasy cheat sheets. A middle-of-the-order hitter with Davis' power upside belongs in the same neighborhood (No. 122 ADP) as that of Ike Davis, another young first baseman who projects similarly.

[Baseball 2013 from Yahoo! Fantasy Sports: Join a league today!]

For the ninth time in their illustrious history, the braintrust of the Yahoo! Friends and Family League convened for a draft last week, with Yahoo! Andy Behrens looking to defend last year's runaway title. It was Behrens' second career F&F championship, and it gave the Family a historical 5-3 record over the Friends.

This year's list of F&F contenders, 14 strong, include a Yahoo! contingent of myself, Andy Behrens, Scott Pianowski, Brad Evans, (former Friend) Dalton Del Don and Michael Salfino/RobSteingall; and for the "Friends," RotoWire's Jeff Erickson and Chris Liss , Rotoworld triumvirate Drew Silva, Ryan Boyer and D.J. Short; The Hardball Times' Paul Singman; Baseball Prospectus' Derek Carty; and Razzball's combo pack of Grey Albright and Rudy Gamble.

• Here's a complete list, by team, of the Y! Friends and Family League draft results.

After the draft, I asked each participant two pointed questions about their draft and also which pick(s) they deem to be the biggest reach and

Somewhere Russell Wilson is smiling … not his usual understated, affable expression, but a big (expletive)-eating, ear-to-ear grin.

Seattle has just handed him one of the most dynamic and versatile offensive weapons in the league in trading draft picks (including this year's No. 25 overall pick) for wide receiver Percy Harvin. Over the past two seasons, Harvin has ranked No. 10 among wideouts in fantasy points per game. He's scored a receiving touchdown, a rushing touchdown and a return touchdown in each of the past three seasons. Wilson is one of the most versatile quarterbacks in the league. Harvin is one of the most versatile receivers in the league. Put those two together, along with one of the league's best running games, and we're talking about a nightmare offense for opposing defenses to game plan against.

[Baseball 2013 from Yahoo! Fantasy Sports: Join a league today!]

Kipnis defies the keep-your-elbow up mandate of little league coaches nationwide (Getty)

Second basemen that can make positive fantasy contributions in power, speed and run production don't grow on trees. Well, maybe they do on some awesome far off undiscovered planet, but here on Earth they are rare exceptions limited to a select few at the top of the 2B pool. Jason Kipnis and Ben Zobrist are two such gems, and both find themselves jockeying for top 5 status at their position on draft-day cheat sheets. Yahoo! experts Brandon Funston and Andy Behrens land on opposite sides of the "who should be ranked higher" debate, and state their cases below for your consideration.

Funston to open: In his first full season as a major leaguer, Jason Kipnis finished top 5 among second basemen in stolen bases, runs and RBI, this despite posting a .651 OPS in the second half of the season that can be at least partially attributed to a nagging sore neck. Kipnis also ranked No. 8 among second basemen in BB/K rate (.61), an encouraging and impressive accomplishment for a 25-year-old in his first full tour of MLB duty.

[Baseball 2013 from Yahoo! Fantasy Sports: Join a league today!]

Felix Hernandez has plenty of fan support, if not offensive support(Getty)This week, we continue our series of MLB fantasy previews, wherein we consider 5-6 key questions surrounding each team. Baseball is coming, gamers. Pitchers and catchers report soon. Fantasy owners report immediately...

The Mariners are the Imodium A-D of MLB - nothing makes the runs dry up like Seattle. What, you expected a serious discourse about the biggest offensive joke in baseball over the last half decade? Sorry, but toilet humor is an appropriate way to start this forum considering this offense has been last in the AL in runs scored four straight seasons, and second-to-last five seasons ago.

The Mariners looked to turn the tide of offensive ineptitude this offseason, sticking their noses in the middle of the Josh Hamilton bidding, but ultimately settling for cheaper help via trades (Michael Morse and Kendrys Morales). In addition, the team made the decision to move in the fences at Safeco Field, a notorious pitcher's haven. The biggest change will be in left-center, where the gap will be moved 17 feet closer. It's likely that Safeco Field will still be a tough place to hit (can't move that marine layer), but it was clear that many in the youthful M's lineup last season were suffering a crisis of confidence at home, where the team hit .220 as a unit. And if closer fences improve their player's psyche, it'll be worth it.

[Also: Ryan Braun again in middle of PED storm]

If it's not obvious by now, offense dominates our M's Pressing Questions for '13 …

Atlanta could really use another year of Chipper Jones at the hot corner (Getty)This week, we continue our series of MLB fantasy previews, wherein we consider 5-6 key questions surrounding each team. Baseball is coming, gamers. Pitchers and catchers report soon. Fantasy owners report immediately...

Last week, Atlanta landed, arguably, the top fantasy commodity among all the offseason trades, sending Martin Prado, Randall Delgado and prospects to Arizona for Justin Upton, filling a left field role for the Braves next to his brother B.J. Upton, who Atlanta signed to the largest free agent contract in team history back in late November. With the Uptons and Jason Heyward, it's pretty tough to find a more exciting and potential-filled outfield than Atlanta's. Add to that a 23-year-old first baseman who hit 23 home runs and drove in 93 runs last season and a mostly-intact pitching staff that finished fifth in MLB in ERA last season and you have the makings of a team that can make a serious run this postseason after losing the Wild Card game last season. If that's to happen, however, they'll have to answer for some injury question marks and for the hole left by one of the greatest players to ever don an Atlanta uniform.

Since Andy Behrens already covered Justin Upton's move to Atlanta, life after Chipper at the hot corner seems like the obvious place to start the Braves Pressing Questions for '13 …

Mike Trout could be the biggest catch in this year's fantasy draft pool (Getty)This week, we continue our usual series of MLB fantasy previews, wherein we consider 5-6 key questions surrounding each team. Baseball is coming, gamers. Pitchers and catchers report next month. Fantasy owners report immediately...

For the second consecutive year, the Angels landed the offseason's biggest free agent prize. In signing slugger Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols, the team has committed over $220 million over the next five years. Clearly the Angels were undeterred by the Vernon wells experience – who'll make nearly $50 million over the next two seasons while riding the pine. Like their geographical neighbors, the Dodgers, money is no object for former billboard magnate Arte Moreno – the Angels owner has a boatload of TV money headed his way.

But for all the big dollar contracts that have been shelled out recently, the Angel that should garner the most attention come draft day is a guy making roughly the major league minimum. And that's where we start the Angels Pressing Questions for '13 …