MLB notes: Why Buster Posey could herald new era of Hall of Fame voting

BOSTON, Mass. – This summer, Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Kent will take their place alongside immortality when they are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Then, once they are formally enshrined, all eyes will once again look ahead to who could be next in line. Over the next five years there are a handful of obvious first-ballot Hall of Famers who should cruise right into Cooperstown. There are also a number of fascinating candidates who might need a couple of tries, along with returning fixtures who have been gaining momentum and could at some point hit the 75% threshold needed for election. Next winter’s election will tell us a lot about what the rest of the decade...