They won't be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, but Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Trevor Hoffman turned in impressive showings on the ballot and look good for 2017 and beyond.

However, there will be a number of first-time candidates next year that could end up stealing votes. Players such as Vladimir Guerrero, Ivan Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Jorge Posada will be on the ballot for the first time.

"I think one of the takeaways is that three guys [Bagwell, Raines and Hoffman] are on the cusp based on historical precedent," said Jay Jaffe, Sports Illustrated writer and Hall of Fame expert. "And next year, there's a danger that one of them could get squeezed out, but if it happens, I think it might be Hoffman, who has plenty of time to get in. Raines has an urgency about his candidacy in his last year. Bagwell is so close, and I don't think people want to see a guy fall a few votes short."