As the first overall pick of the 1980 MLB Draft, you could say that Darryl Strawberry was expected to have a legendary career. In fact, he was a big star in the eighties: he debuted with the New York Mets in 1983 and stayed there until 1990, when he went to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Strawberry also played with the San Francisco Giants and, from 1995 to 1999, he wore pinstripes, retiring with the New York Yankees. He said goodbye with 41.5 career fWAR, 335 homers, 221 stolen bases and a solid .259/.357/.505 line.
Up until his last day with the New York Mets, he was actually on the path to the Hall of Fame.