Baseball’s corner of the internet is not happy with Randy Miller, a veteran journalist who has covered more than 2,000 games. The reason: He doesn’t think that Tim Raines merits induction into the sport’s Hall of Fame.

Miller, now a New York Yankees beat writer for NJ Advance Media, is one of the more than 400 baseball writers eligible to vote on candidates for the Hall, and counts himself part of a growing movement that favors increased transparency in the annual election. So even though this year’s results won’t be released...