The goal of every major league player is to make the Hall of Fame, but a few notable players who should be in haven't been enshrined yet. With the 2017 class set to be announced on Wednesday night, some of these players may hear their names called - then again, they might not. Note, first-year candidates and players who aren't eligible yet were not included on this list. Here are the seven best players who should be in the MLB Hall of Hame, but aren't.
Barry Bonds
This one is pretty self-explanatory - but it's also self-explanatory why he hasn't made it yet. Bonds' numbers would have made him the first unanimous entrant into the Hall, yet the steroid rumors have kept him out. However, with people mellowing on the steroid era, Bonds should eventually get in.
Roger Clemens
Clemens is in the same boat as Bonds. With 354 wins and seven Cy Young Awards to his name, Clemens should get in around the same time as Bonds (whenever that may be).
Jeff Bagwell
After the two notable steroid guys, Bagwell is virtually guaranteed to get in sooner rather than later - maybe even in the 2017 class. He received 71.6 percent of the vote on his sixth ballot in 2016, falling just short of the 75 percent needed to get in. The four-time All-Star was named NL MVP in 1994 and finished his career with 449 home runs, 2,314 hits and a career batting average of .297.
Tim Raines
Raines, like Bagwell, is expected to get in this year. The seven-time All-Star led the NL in stolen bases for four straight years (1981-84), finishing his career with 808 stolen bases. He also won two World Series titles with the Yankees.
Fred McGriff
McGriff's case is a bit more tricky than the other names on this list, as he has spent seven years on the ballot and has received a maximum of 23.9 percent of the vote. He had seven straight 30-homer seasons, but finished just short of 500 for his career (493).
Ivan Rodriquez
Rodriguez would have been a first-ballot Hall of Fame lock if he wasn't suspected of using steroids, but that wasn't enough to keep Mike Piazza out of the Hall - and it won't keep Pudge out, either. He ranks among the top 10 catchers of all-time in home runs, RBI's, and batting average while being a 14-time All-Star.
Larry Walker
Walker is in the McGriff boat of having a quality career, yet hasn't seen a lot of voter support - despite being a five-time All-Star, seven-time Gold Glove winner, three-time NL batting champion, 1997 NL MVP and posting a career .313 batting average. However, his highest percentage was just 22.9 percent in his second year on the ballot, and that dropped all the way to 15.5 percent last year.
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