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Looking Ahead: 2025 Projected Keeper Rosters

Greg Shelley

Apr 42 min read

Looking Ahead: 2025 Projected Keeper Rosters

It's never too early to think about next season, right? As part of a new Roger Dorn Baseball League feature, we will be tracking the...

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Spring Training Notebook: Injuries Piling Up for RDBL Clubs

Greg Shelley

Mar 53 min read

Spring Training Notebook: Injuries Piling Up for RDBL Clubs

Initial imaging showed Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito likely has a partially torn UCL and flexor strain and could miss the 2024...

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Spring Training Notebook: Hops Open to Moving First Overall Pick

Greg Shelley

Mar 43 min read

Spring Training Notebook: Hops Open to Moving First Overall Pick

The Meinert Hops appear open to moving the top overall pick according to league sources with GM Garrett Shelley still evaluating their...

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Re-Drafting the 2023 Reserve Draft: Yamamoto Edges Out Chourio, Sasaki

Greg Shelley

Feb 96 min read

Re-Drafting the 2023 Reserve Draft: Yamamoto Edges Out Chourio, Sasaki

The 2023 Reserve Draft has a chance to go down as one of the most loaded Classes in RDBL History with several prospects already set to...

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Five Teams to Watch as 2024 Trade Window Opens

Greg Shelley

Jan 172 min read

Five Teams to Watch as 2024 Trade Window Opens

The trade window for the 2024 Season officially opened on Monday with RDBL Front Offices blowing the dust off their 40-man Rosters and...

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Hops Prepare for Top Overall Pick, Looking to Overcome Mixed Results for the Selection Historically

Greg Shelley

Jan 113 min read

Hops Prepare for Top Overall Pick, Looking to Overcome Mixed Results for the Selection Historically

The Meinert Hops are set to make the first overall selection in the 2024 Reserve Draft for the first time in Franchise History. Based on...

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Tough Keeper Choices in 2024: Masters Division

Greg Shelley

Jan 34 min read

Tough Keeper Choices in 2024: Masters Division

The 11th RDBL Draft is a little over three months away, but the difficult Keeper Deadline decisions are already clear for Roger Dorn...

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Tough Keeper Choices in 2024: Peninsula Division

Greg Shelley

Dec 5, 20233 min read

Tough Keeper Choices in 2024: Peninsula Division

The 11th RDBL Draft is a little over four months away, but the difficult Keeper Deadline decisions are already clear for Roger Dorn...

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Tough Keeper Choices in 2024: East Bay Division

Greg Shelley

Nov 15, 20234 min read

Tough Keeper Choices in 2024: East Bay Division

The 11th RDBL Draft is a little over four months away, but the difficult Keeper Deadline decisions are already clear for Roger Dorn...

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Early Predictions for Top 10 RDBL Free Agents

Greg Shelley

Nov 8, 20235 min read

Early Predictions for Top 10 RDBL Free Agents

With the Major League Baseball Hot Stove kicking off this week, the Roger Dorn Baseball League has also turned the page to 2024 with an...

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LBB: Each Team's Potential 2024 Powder Keg

Greg Shelley

Nov 6, 20235 min read

LBB: Each Team's Potential 2024 Powder Keg

Going through the exercise of landing on a 2024 Projection for all 189 Projected Keepers in the Roger Dorn Baseball League, certain...

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Ranking the Most Untouchable Records in RDBL History

Greg Shelley

Oct 20, 20234 min read

Ranking the Most Untouchable Records in RDBL History

As we dove deep into the Roger Dorn Baseball League Archives and refreshed the League's Record Book this month, some legendary...

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Potential 2023 Playoff Activation Options and Injury Returnees

Greg Shelley

Aug 10, 20235 min read

Potential 2023 Playoff Activation Options and Injury Returnees

The race for six coveted Playoff spots in the Roger Dorn Baseball League looks set to go down to the final wire yet again this season,...

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Mid-Season Award Update: Ohtani Edges Out Acuña for Hitter of the Year

Greg Shelley

Jul 10, 20234 min read

Mid-Season Award Update: Ohtani Edges Out Acuña for Hitter of the Year

While the All-Star Break marks the (almost) midway point of the Major League Season, the Roger Dorn Baseball League Regular Season is 68%...

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Previewing the MLB Draft for RDBL Prospects

Greg Shelley

Jul 7, 20234 min read

Previewing the MLB Draft for RDBL Prospects

The 2023 MLB Draft is set for Sunday, July 9th at 4:00pm PST on ESPN with Roger Dorn Baseball League Prospects expected to fly off the...

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State of the RDBL Entering the Trade Deadline

Greg Shelley

Jul 6, 20237 min read

State of the RDBL Entering the Trade Deadline

The Roger Dorn Baseball League moved up the Trade Deadline to mid-July this season, leading to what should be a hectic final nine days...

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Rasmussen, Cortes Lead Group On Track for RDBL History

Greg Shelley

Apr 6, 20232 min read

Rasmussen, Cortes Lead Group On Track for RDBL History

The RDBL Commissioner's Office added a wrinkle to the Reserve Draft starting in 2022, allowing Reserve Draft picks to secure a new 1D/$5...

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"2024 Class Better and Deeper" -- RDBL Front Offices Set for Another Elite Group of Free Agents

Greg Shelley

Apr 5, 20233 min read

"2024 Class Better and Deeper" -- RDBL Front Offices Set for Another Elite Group of Free Agents

While we are fresh off the best Free Agent Class in Roger Dorn Baseball League History, we look to be on the verge of an even better...

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Early Overreactions from Period 1: Maulers Division Favorites?

Greg Shelley

Apr 3, 20235 min read

Early Overreactions from Period 1: Maulers Division Favorites?

Opening Weekend of the 2023 MLB season is in the books and the hot takes on rosters and early performances are already flying around in...

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"Sho Me the Money" -- Ohtani Tops List of Highest Paid Players in RDBL for 2023

Greg Shelley

Mar 29, 20232 min read

"Sho Me the Money" -- Ohtani Tops List of Highest Paid Players in RDBL for 2023

17 of the Top 25 and 33 of the Top 50 Contracts in the Roger Dorn Baseball League for the 2023 Season were handed out on Monday, though...

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