About FanDraft Baseball
What is "FanDraft: Fantasy Baseball Draft Board Software"?
"FanDraft: Fantasy Baseball Draft Board" software is a multimedia program designed to assist and enhance fantasy baseball leagues with their live drafts. Make your draft feel like an actual MLB Draft with streaming draft tickers, automated draft clocks, and a digitally displayed draft board.
FanDraft is the perfect draft companion for your league. It can be projected via a Digital Projector or output onto a large television or video monitor and displayed to your entire league. Keep your fantasy baseball draft organized, and running smooth, all the while creating a more entertaining atmosphere.
History of FanDraft Baseball
FanDraft Baseball v10 : Released January 2010
• Improved Graphics and User Interface
• Total user control over Draft Board display (sizing, font sizes, data displayed).
• Import 2009 FanDraft League/Team settings.
• Updated 2010 MLB Player Database
In Draft Features
• In-Draft "Trade Tool".
• Quickly change the DISPLAY BOARD using the Function keys (F1-F5).
• Ability to speed up or completely stop the Player Board scrolling.
• Team’s roster box window.
• "Top 100 Available Players" list, on the Player Board display.
Music/Audio
• Music ("Team Song") auto-fades in-and-out with other audio.
• PreDraft now utilizes "Team Song" audio.
Player Setup
• Frequently updated "player rankings" based on RotoWire.com rankings.
Auction Draft
• Expanded control over "Auction Board" font sizes.
• Enhanced graphics to the "Live Auctioning" experience.
FanDraft Baseball v9 : Released December 2009
- General Improved performance (VISTA and XP compatible)
- Ability to split AL/NL players
- Improved Graphics and User Interface
- Auto/Fluid screen resizing (no more need to constantly change screen resolution)
- Increased to 32 teams
- Import your version 8 FanDraft League/Team settings
- Enhanced HELP(available as in-software HELP and HTML/Online)
- In-software check for available software updates
- All of the 2009 Rookies/Player Updates * (Free Player Update available in mid-Jan. '09)
- In Draft Features Enhanced “Up-and-Coming” pick display (showing up to 5 up-coming picks)
- Customize the position colors, and font sizes
- Auto-Skip Pick option (for when clock hits zero)
- “Auto-Calibrate” button that optimizes screen display during the draft.
- Music/Audio ability to assign “Team Song”
- Ability to customize clock audio (15 seconds & clock at zero).
- Player Setup Ability to import/update player “rankings”
- Ability to clear entire player lists with one click.
- Reports/Printing Ability to Export as CSV files
- New “Draft Grid” report
- Improved ability to printing from MS Vista
- Auction Draft Live Bidding feature
- “Final Countdown” animation, with customizable audio.
- Prevent team from spending more than their average dollars available allows.
- Voice Announcer
- "RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Commissioner" Integration
- Grouped SP & RP Pitchers into one general "Pitchers" category
FanDraft Baseball v8 : Released January 2008
- Improved User Interface
- Multiple Draft Board Displays: All easily accessible from a drop down menu.
- Improved Player Database: Includes a fuller database of players
- Improved Ticker: Runs smoother than ever, and easy to change speed.
- Additional Ticker Options: Can show the full draft, or just select rounds
- Draft Clock Improved: Timer can now adjust by “second” increments
- Color Coded Players Boxes: Color coded by position
- Improved “Queue”: Added “search” for easier player find/selection
- Online Player Access
- Graphical Pick Announcement
- Improved PreDraft Presentation: Now full screen, improved data entry/display.
- Auction Improved: Calculate much each team can spend per remaining picks
- Customizable “Positions”: Add/Remove/Rename positions your league uses
- Combine Positions (for leagues that share count WRs/TEs as one position)
- Customize the players available for display during the draft
- Draft Music: Import up to 10 songs to play during the draft
- Print Function: Reports can now be printed as well as exported to HTML
- Enhanced Reports: Includes better information, and more visually appealing.
FanDraft Baseball v7 : Released March 2007
- Added stability.
- Improved UI.
- Set Team Roster Size(MIN/MAX).
- Added "Draft Day Worksheet" report.
- Control the ticker speed.
- Display Position Totals
FanDraft Baseball v6 : Released March 2006
- Up to 50 rounds of drafting
- Enhanced UI
- Load/Save multiple leagues
- Sort players and draft board by alpha or rank
- Keeper player entry
- New and improved reports
- Team Roster Size
- Roster Projection: Displays projected starters already selected during the draft
- Ability to start teams with different auction bid dollars
- Edit selections / bid amounts at any time during and after draft
- Wide screen or regular display
- Ability to change draft board stream speed
- Ability to change draft ticker speed, as well as ability to start the ticker at any time
- Easy import of online player database
- Improved Help section.
- FanDraft User Forums
FanDraft Baseball v2 : Released August 2002.
- 16/14/12/10/8 Team Leagues
- Up to 20 rounds of drafting
- Enhanced Player Database Editing
- Ability to manually add defensive players
- Enhanced Auto Save feature allowing for ability to resume draft exactly where you left off
- Reset button to start from scratch
FanDraft Baseball v1 : Released 2001.
- 12/10/8 Team Leagues
- Up to 16 rounds of drafting
- Draft Clock
- Printable Summary
- Custom Helmets/Logos
- Editable Player Database