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Your one stop for baseball news & fantasy advice. Bringing together the best fantasy baseball news, analysis and advice from around the web.

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RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 9

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 9 It's still […]


Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings: Standard and PPR Leagues

RotoBaller's Week 9 fantasy football rankings are brought to you by RotoBaller author Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe). Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings These Week Nine rankings are broken down by position, and the ranks are largely based on weekly matchups.  We also have wide receiver PPR rankings for those of you in PPR leagues.  Set you fantasy football lineups, […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 8

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 8 It's still […]


Rest of Season (ROS) Fantasy Football Rankings

RotoBaller.com author Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe) brings you his rest of season fantasy football rankings.    Each week RotoBaller brings you weekly rankings based on matchups, and you can see the week 8 rankings here. The below rankings are dedicated to the fantasy value for the rest of the 2013 fantasy football season, from this point going forward. Let's […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 7

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 7 It's a tight […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 6

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 6 It's a tight […]


Fantasy Baseball BOLD! A Look Back at our Second-Half Predictions

On July 18th, 2013, I published a BOLD! A Second Half Predictions Thread for the MLB season.  With the regular season now complete, it’s time to go back and revisit my predictions to see how accurate I was.  You’ll notice that the predictions highlighted in green are the ones I got correct and the predictions highlighted in […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 5

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 5 It's a […]


Fantasy Baseball Advice - An Early Look at 2014 Drafts

It's the last week of baseball's regular season, and fantasy baseball is winding down, as well.  But here at RotoBaller, it’s never too early to start looking toward next season, so let's start to think about 2014's draft. Pick numbers one and two overall should come as no surprise, but who else among baseball’s elite […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 4

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 4 Game Ryan […]


Fantasy Football 2013: Rest of Season Rankings

These rest of season rankings are provided by Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe).  Click here for our week 4 rankings.   2013 Fantasy Football Rankings – Rest of Season Rankings   Fantasy Football Projections powered by FantasyPros Ryan Rufe booked his first fantasy sports win at eleven years old.  He’s a RotoBaller through and through and also […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 3

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 3 Game Ryan […]


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RotoBaller.com Fantasy Football Experts League Draft Review and Analysis

The Inaugural RotoBaller Fantasy Football Experts League Draft was held on Tuesday, September 3, 2013.  Here is the draft order and participants with team names in bold: 1. Roto-Buckeye - Joseph Berger 2. It’s a Harbaugh Life - Erin Lee 3. DavidP’s Team - Dave Polen 4. The Hermaphlamingoes - Jeffrey Klein & Alex Roberts […]


RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks – Week 2

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I’ll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season. RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks – Week 2 Game Ryan Rufe […]


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RotoBaller Expert NFL Weekly Picks - Week 1

Each week on RotoBaller.com, I'll be bringing together a panel of our Experts to offer their predictions for the upcoming week of NFL games. Immense bragging rights are on the line for the Expert with the best overall record at the end of the season.   RotoBaller.com Expert NFL Picks - Week 1  Game Ryan […]


2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: PPR Wide Receivers & Running Backs

In this article, we look around the NFL and provide analysis on fantasy football sleepers for PPR leagues. The vast majority of fantasy football leagues that I participate in each year are Point Per Reception (PPR) leagues.  I recently wrapped up a 14-team PPR draft and wanted to share with you my short list of PPR Value […]


2013 Fantasy Football Advice - Draft Day Studs

Just like I featured my 2013 Fantasy Football Draft Day Duds, below are my 2013 Fantasy Football Draft Day Studs.  These are NFL players I’ll be targeting in most of my fantasy football drafts this year, either because they are offering great value based on where they are currently being drafted - or because they […]


2013 Fantasy Football Advice - Draft Day Duds

Fantasy football season is upon us, fellow RotoBallers! Admittedly, I’m still in fantasy baseball mode since all three of my teams are performing well, but as my email becomes stockpiled with fantasy football league invites, I’m getting more excited by the minute for virtual pigskin drafts.  By now, you've probably scoured the internet for the latest […]


Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base (August Update)

The first two-thirds of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and the fantasy baseball landscape is becoming very concrete.  As with the first week of each of the previous months, RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next couple of days. Today, we're revisiting the  first base rankings we initially published in April and have […]


Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base (August Update)

The first two-thirds of the fantasy baseball season are in the books, and the fantasy baseball landscape is becoming very concrete.  As with the first week of each of the previous months, RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next couple of days. Today, we’re revisiting the  first base rankings we initially published in April and have updated […]


Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catchers (August Update)

The first two-thirds of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and the fantasy baseball landscape is becoming very concrete.  As with the first week of each of the previous months, RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next couple of days. Today, we’re revisiting the catcher rankings we initially published in April and have updated […]


Cameron Maybin (OF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues. ANALYSIS: The 26-year-old Maybin (knee, wrist) will embark on a rehab assignment with the Padres Triple-A affiliate today (Tuesday) and spend over a week there to ensure that he's healthy. If he holds up, Maybin could be a reliable source of stolen bases for teams in need of that […]


Jonathan Villar (SS, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately. ANALYSIS: Need stolen bases? Need Everth Cabrera insurance in case he gets suspended? Run and add 22-year-old Houston shortstop Jonathan Villar to your team immediately! Villar stole 4 bags last week in his first taste of the majors after swiping 31 bases in 91 minor league games for the Astros Triple-A […]


Fantasy Baseball BOLD! A Second-Half Predictions Thread (UPDATED)

UPDATED: July 29th Looks like Ryan Rufe hit the nail on the head with this one: "Albert Pujols will go under the knife in August and miss the remainder of the season"... And it seems like this is also coming to fruition: "A-Rod will do almost nothing of substance to help the Yankees."... Wow, I wonder what […]


Lonnie Chisenhall (3B, CLE)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: The former Top 25 prospect struggled to open the season for the Indians, which resulted in a demotion to their Triple A affiliate. Chisenhall must have taken that demotion to heart, because in 27 minor league games he hit .390 with 6 HRs and 27 RBIs. The Indians […]


Danny Salazar (SP, CLE)

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: The Tribe's #8 organizational prospect according to MLB.com makes his major league debut today after posting solid numbers across AA and AAA this season. The 23 year old has decent strikeout potential after fanning 100 batters in 76 IP (17 starts). See how he fares today against TOR before taking […]


Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the third base rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All […]


Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the first base rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All the […]


Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catchers (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the catcher rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All the ranks […]


Jonathan Lucroy (C, MIL)

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: The Jonathan Lucroy hype-machine rolls on. He’s been on-fire lately with 3 HR and 6 RBI in eight July games after hitting .296 with 3 HR and 18 RBI in June. Are you on the Lucroy bandwagon yet? He's the 8th ranked catcher in the 5x5 game, so he should […]


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