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Clayton Kershaw is on course to have a historically great career, writes Mike Petriello.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

The biggest loser in Wednesday's Hall of Fame shutout was not Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens, two all-time greats who got about one-third of the vote. The biggest loser wasn't Craig Biggio, whose very strong first-year showing makes it all bu...

Blog | January 10, 2013

Jack Morris is an example of why the Hall of Fame voting rules need to change, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | January 10, 2013

We are watching the best group of young hitters of all time. Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains.

Story | Conversation | January 10, 2013

Craig Biggio is the most likely candidate to get the Hall call today, although the polling results indicate that it's very possible that nobody from this year's Hall of Fame ballot will be inducted in July, as the baseball writers sort thro...

Blog | January 09, 2013

Buster Olney says that while he thinks players with a PED past should be in the Hall of Fame, that information should be included on their plaques. He even writes sample plaques for Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire.

Blog | Conversation | January 09, 2013

Jeff Bagwell and Mike Piazza probably won't make the Hall of Fame this year, but they will. And when they do, it will be impossible to keep anyone suspected of PED use out, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | January 08, 2013

Forget 500 homers, 3,000 hits and 300 wins. Dan Szymborski looks at what the new Hall of Fame thresholds should be for those three catergories and projects which current players will reach them.

Story | Conversation | January 06, 2013

Every Hall of Fame quality people ascribe to Jack Morris, Curt Schilling has in greater supply.

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2013

Over the past two decades, the question I've probably heard more than any other is this: Did you vote for Pete Rose for the Hall of Fame? The answer is simple -- and Rose's case is also instructive for voters who seek some clarity on how t...

Blog | December 30, 2012

The difference between Pete Rose and the alleged steroid users when it comes to the Hall of Fame is simple: Rose has been formally expelled by MLB and thus has never been on the ballot, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | December 30, 2012

Buster takes a shot at predicting the key storylines of the 2013 season. Will the Dodgers win big? Will the Jays remain favorites? What will the Hall of Fame vote look like?

Blog | Conversation | December 25, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Buster Olney argues that it's pointless, and rather silly, to ban all PED users from the baseball Hall of Fame.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2012

Projecting Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and the next generation of Hall of Famers.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2012

Buster Olney writes about the Los Angeles Dodgers' signing of Zack Greinke and the deal sending Wil Myers to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Blog | Conversation | December 10, 2012

When I got home from the winter meetings Friday, there was a thick brown envelope sitting in the kitchen basket: The Hall of Fame ballot, issued to the voting members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. A few hours later, I got thi...

Blog | December 08, 2012