Month: December 2019

By Josh: When I decided to do a year in review article I knew right off the bat that 2019 was the biggest year that 9 Inning Know It All…

I have to say this has been a much busier offseason than the last couple years and that’s good for baseball. I see the only big contracts left to come…

NEWS Yoenis Cespedes and the New York Mets have agreed on an amended contract. While he remains with the team, the settlement significantly lowers his salary from the planned $29.5…

The last couple of years the Winter Meetings have been kind of a snooze fest, but this year didn’t disappoint. Three huge signing in Strasburg, Cole and Rendon and a…

NEWS Ken Harrelson has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by the Baseball Hall of Fame. He has been calling…

NEWS The late, great Boston baseball-writing legend, Nick Cafardo, is the winner of the 2020 J.G. Taylor Spink Award given by the BBWAA. The Padres and D-Backs are playing a…

By Josh: For a lot of minor league baseball teams they represent a long history of baseball in their communities. A history that has helped to shape and grow the…

NEWS Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons both were elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Modern Baseball Era committee. Results of the Modern Baseball Era Ballot (12 votes…

By: David Washburn This offseason, if Zack Wheeler can get paid $118 million dollars for 5 years after being injured for the majority of his career and putting up non-elite…

NEWS MLB has announced that INF Ryosuke Kikuchi (Hiroshima Carp) and RHP Shun Yamaguchi (Yomiuri Giants) are each formally available through the posting process.   TRANSACTIONS The Indians have acquired…