Fantasy Baseball Search Site Review: 2009 RotoExperts

Site review by Todd Farino

4/5 Stars

Late in 2008 I had the privilege of reading the articles and content on RotoExperts.com. RotoExperts is primarily a blog and information resource site with several talented writers, all with a different view of fantasy baseball. Their articles cover everything from team reviews to draft strategy. They will give you reviews of video games and magazines at the same time as writings about international players that might come into baseball in the future. I thought they had some of the best team reviews I've read in along time and a stellar draft strategy writer in Scott Engel. Late last year, RotoExperts purchased Diamond Draft. They added excellent draft and projection software to the web site to compliment the load of articles it already provides. It also has a forums, but this is the weakest part of the site.

Its slow and rarely used by site visitors, They do actively answer questions posted in the forums and that service should be taken advantage of. The thing I like the best about RotoExperts is the advice seems real. There is a difference between real opinion and cookie cutter corporate writing. They have several great writers including Jon Williams (FBS Expert League member), Scott Engel, Tommy Landry, Tom Lorenzo, Mike Gilbert and more. 10 writer blogs in all. This is one of a select number of sites I read and it is worth every minute I spend on it. Not everything is positive.

I had a problem with the site being very slow and hard to navigate even after I got use to using it. The level of quality fantasy baseball information certainly outweighs the minor design and technical issues, but hopefully they can be improved. The best part I have to admit is their free draft kit, which is made up of all the articles on their site that have to do with pre-season or drafting information. It is well organized and chalked full of information anyone could use. The cherry on the top of this great site is its completely free, except for the diamond draft software. Let's go over the pros and cons.

Pros

Outstanding fantasy advice.
Excellent writers (10 blogs and nearly 30 writers in all)

High volume of content.

100% free content.

Huge free draft kit.

Featuring Diamond Draft software.

A personal attitude and easy to get to know the writers

No corporate feel to the articles.

Excellent service answering questions.
Wide variety of topics covered.

Great team reports

Very good sorting of articles; by writer, players, draft kit, etc...

Email Newsletter.

Covers multiple sports

Cons

The site is slow most of the time.

The navigation is confusing and hard to follow.

Requires you to logon to read articles

Weak low usage forums.

Overall rating 4/5 stars - Excellent site.

Visit www.rotoexperts.com to try the site and see what you think.

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