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Four Big Answers: Advice for a Fantasy Baseball Beginner

Sara Hannon, a writer here at the Bleacher Report, posted a great article about four questions new fantasy players often have...

Written by Matthew Goodman about 8 months ago 214 reads 15 comments
The World Baseball Classic: The Real World Championship

During Sunday night's WBC semifinal between Japan and the United States, Joe Morgan (in his inimitable way), rambled for a while about the various reasons many American stars chose to forgo the Classic...

Written by Matthew Goodman about 8 months ago 664 reads 9 comments
Marlins Grab Rhodes From Mariners

In a relatively quiet move today, the Marlins acquired left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes from the Mariners today in exchange for pitching prospect Gaby Hernandez. Rhodes, 38, is having one of his best seasons in the majors, posting a 2...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 170 reads 0 comments
Ken Griffey Jr. Heads To Chicago White Sox For Nick Masset and Danny Richar

In a surprise move near the trading deadline, the Cincinnati Reds traded Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitcher Nick Masset and infielder Danny Richar...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 580 reads 3 comments
Ivan Rodriguez, Kyle Farnsworth Swapped

This afternoon, the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees swapped catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez and right-handed reliever Kyle Farnsworth...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 304 reads 0 comments
ML's Top-Five Deals That Must Be Done Before the Deadline

There are a million trade rumors floating around, as the deadline nears. Here are five trades that would happen in a perfect baseball world (or at least my perfect baseball world)...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 1,565 reads 23 comments
Is Brian Bannister Heading to the New York Yankees?

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star speculated about a possible deal Saturday that would send Brian Bannister to the Yankees and Melky Cabrera to the Royals. On its face, the deal seems logical...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 50,316 reads 56 comments
Stats and Scouts: Friends, Not Foes

I didn't expect to hit such a nerve in my recent article about Alexei Ramirez here at the Bleacher Report. It seems that many harbor some antipathy for statistical analysis and believe that it is for "eggheads...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 138 reads 0 comments
Yankees Grab Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte from Pirates

Not content to simply beat the Red Sox in a 1-0 shutout at Fenway Friday night, the Yankees agreed to a deal with the Pirates that will send outfielder Xavier Nady and lefty pitcher Damaso Marte ...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 462 reads 0 comments
Why Alexei Ramirez Isn't a Star

Here in Chicago, there is a lot of talk about the "Cuban Missile," otherwise known as Alexei Ramirez, the second baseman for the White Sox...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 1,722 reads 59 comments
Why Barry Bonds Should Be a New York Yankee

I know what some of you are going to say already: Barry Bonds did steroids, he's a horrible person, the New York media is going to go crazy, etc. But none of that really matters. None of that impacts anything on the field...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 543 reads 7 comments
Where Can Barry Bonds Find a Home?

Barry Bonds, still one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball (.276/.480/.565 last year in 340 PA), has not yet signed for a team in 2008...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 910 reads 14 comments
Can the Mets Save Barry Zito? Fugeddaboutit!

In a recent front page article here at the Bleacher report, George Fitzpatrick wondered if the Mets can save Barry Zito? He writes: "Zito doesn't have those obvious reasons for decline [age, ...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 617 reads 4 comments
Mad Max Scherzer: An Historic Debut and a Bright Future in Arizona

I was going to write about a few of Arizona's prospects who recently broke in with the big league club, but after watching Max Scherzer destroy the Astros, I had to write about him alone...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 396 reads 2 comments
Give Ian Kennedy Time

In response to some comments on a previous post, I'd like to talk about Ian Kennedy, the third Musketeer in the Hughes/Joba/Kennedy triumvirate. He has had a rough start to his season, with an 8...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 266 reads 0 comments
The Beginning of Barry Zito's End

So as I mentioned in my last post, Barry Zito is flat out awful. And as of yesterday, he's now awful in the Giants' bullpen...

Written by Matthew Goodman about about 1 year ago 195 reads 0 comments

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Matthew Goodman Article Archive

Four Big Answers: Advice for a Fantasy Baseball Beginner

The World Baseball Classic: The Real World Championship

Marlins Grab Rhodes From Mariners

Ken Griffey Jr. Heads To Chicago White Sox For Nick Masset and Danny Richar

Ivan Rodriguez, Kyle Farnsworth Swapped

ML's Top-Five Deals That Must Be Done Before the Deadline

Is Brian Bannister Heading to the New York Yankees?

Stats and Scouts: Friends, Not Foes

Yankees Grab Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte from Pirates

Why Alexei Ramirez Isn't a Star

Why Barry Bonds Should Be a New York Yankee

Where Can Barry Bonds Find a Home?

Can the Mets Save Barry Zito? Fugeddaboutit!

Mad Max Scherzer: An Historic Debut and a Bright Future in Arizona

Give Ian Kennedy Time

The Beginning of Barry Zito's End

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