After 15 years of praise, scrutiny, comparisons and calculations, Alan Trammell’s time on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is over. Oddly enough, the Tigers great’s chances of getting into Cooperstown might be better for it.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss felt he was witnessing greatness when he was a teammate of outfielder Larry Walker. Now, with the new-age stats that go deeper than the prejudice against players who put up offensive numbers at Coors Field during Walker’s era, Weiss is convinced Walker is a deserving Hall of Famer.

Mark another first for Brewers general manager David Stearns, who signed his first Major League free agent on Wednesday: former Astros slugger Chris Carter.

Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent, who frequently hit back-to-back as Giants teammates, are again in lockstep as both improved their standing in baseball’s 2016 Hall of Fame balloting announced Wednesday.

Former Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who retired after the 2011 season, will make his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot next year.

Curt Schilling, arguably the best big-game pitcher of his era, again fell short in the Hall of Fame voting, but he gained considerable momentum in his fourth year on the ballot.

Former D-backs right-hander Curt Schilling inched up the balloting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year garnering 52.3 percent of the vote in his fourth year on the ballot.

Former Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell fell just short in his bid to join long-time teammate Craig Biggio in getting inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, coming within 15 votes of enshrinement after ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America were revealed on Wednesday.

Roger Clemens and Fred McGriff were among the former Blue Jays players who fell short in the number of votes required for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday evening.

On a day when Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza earned election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, six of the eight candidates with connections to the Cardinals either exhausted their eligibility or did not receive enough support to remain on the ballot for another year.

Former A’s slugger Mark McGwire’s last chance to get elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame passed quietly Wednesday.

Sammy Sosa was again denied a chance to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and for the fourth straight year, his vote total dropped.

Tim Raines, one of the best leadoff hitters in history, is down to his final Hall of Fame at bat. At least it appears that he’ll take his swing with the count in his favor. Raines was named on 69.8% of the ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America when this year’s results were revealed Wednesday night, short of the 75% required for induction in Cooperstown.

His ‘stache seems to have been worth at least 70 percent of the vote.

Pretty solid prank.

There will never be another Griffey.

The Nationals officially agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with infielder Stephen Drew on Wednesday, the team announced. Drew could make as much as $1.25 million in incentives.