Jesse Yomtov

USA TODAY Sports

With the 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame class announced Wednesday, it's time to look ahead to next year to next year's ballot.

High-profile holdovers will include Trevor Hoffman (74%), Vladimir Guerrero (71.7%), Edgar Martinez (58.6%), Roger Clemens (54.1%), Barry Bonds (53.8%), Mike Mussina (51.8%), Curt Schilling (45%) and Manny Ramirez (23.8%) – each of whom may reach the 75% voting threshold in the years to come.

The players debuting on the 2018 ballot retired after the 2012 season, and include some of the greats from the the late-1990s and 2000s.

Here are the top newcomers for next year ranked by career WAR, and some of the other notable names who will make their first appearance on the ballot:

Chipper Jones (85 WAR) – .303 average, .930 OPS, 468 HR (3rd all-time for switch-hitters), 2,768 hits, 8-time All-Star, 1999 National League MVP

Jim Thome (72 WAR) – 612 home runs (7th all-time), .956 OPS, 4-time All-Star

Scott Rolen (70 WAR) – 8 Gold Glove awards

Andruw Jones (62.8 WAR) – 434 home runs, 10 Gold Glove awards

Johnny Damon (56 WAR) – 408 steals

Johan Santana (51.4 WAR) – 3.20 ERA, 2004 and 2007 American League Cy Young

Jamie Moyer (50.4 WAR) – 269 wins, two 20-win seasons

Omar Vizquel (45.3 WAR) – 11 Gold Glove awards

Carlos Zambrano (44.5 WAR) – 3.66 ERA, 3-time All-Star

Chris Carpenter (34.5 WAR) – 2005 National League Cy Young

Other notable names: Hideki Matsui, Carlos Lee, Livan Hernandez, Kerry Wood, Aubrey Huff, Jason Isringhausen, Kevin Millwood

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