With Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez officially gaining entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer, we can officially start looking ahead at the 2018 class and what it could provide.
And by all indications, it could be really, really good.
On the Cusp
Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman were both tantalizingly close to being enshrined this year, finishing just 15 and 5 votes away from the 75 percent threshold, respectively.
Guerrero has quite the career resume, as he hit .