IP 160
ERA 4.613
WHIP 1.394
BB/9 3.15
SO/9 7.819
  • Full name Matthew R. Goyen
  • Born 01/19/1983 in Winfield, KS
  • Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: L
  • School Georgia College & State
  • Drafted in the 3rd round (96th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2005 (signed for $340,000).
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    Reminding scouts of Tom Browning, Goyen was the story of the first month of the Cape Cod League last summer. He had 18 strikeouts in one start (three shy of the league record) and recorded 26 straight outs. He led the league in strikeouts with 80 in 57 innings. Goyen is a redshirt junior who has a year of eligibility (and therefore leverage) remaining, but he annoyed scouts last year when he turned down more than $125,000 from the Devil Rays after his outstanding summer. He didn't hurt his status this spring, but he didn't enhance it much either. Goyen is what he is, a physical lefthander with a mature body and solid-average stuff: a fastball that peaks in the 88-90 mph range, a decent curveball and a plus changeup. Several scouts doubt he will get much past Double-A without much-improved command of his fastball, while others likened him to John Halama and see him as a back-of-the-rotation starter. Still, he figures to go in the first five rounds based almost solely on his performance last summer.

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