12 notable players who will become eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 including Crawford

A four-time All-Star, Crawford led the AL in steals in four of his first five full seasons. He stole 480 bags for his career while falling just shy of 1,000 runs (998).

Fielder was one of the most feared sluggers in his heyday hitting at least 30 homers for six straight years including an NL-high 50 in 2007. He won three Silver Sluggers and finished in the top-nine of MVP voting four times.

There are very few that can duplicate Howard’s four-year stretch from 2006-09 when he was named MVP (2006), runner-up for MVP (2008), finished third and fifth in the other two years, and hit 198 homers with 572 RBIs. He would go on to hit 382 long balls in his career.

Lincecum was named the NL Cy Young in back-to-back years (2008-09) and won three World Series as a member of the Giants. From 2008-11, he struck out 977 hitters.

While with the Twins, Morneau was named the 2006 AL MVP and finished as the runner-up in 2008. He later won a batting title with the Rockies in 2014.

A six-time All-Star, Nathan recorded 377 saves which are good for the eighth-most all-time. From 2004-09, there were few relievers better as he pitched to a 1.87 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and struck out 11.1 batters per nine innings.

Ortiz won the World Series three times with the Red Sox and finished in the top ten of AL MVP voting six times. Altogether, he connected on 541 home runs and 632 doubles.

Papelbon shut the door for opponents often in his career as evidenced by his 368 saves (ninth all-time). The six-time All-Star owns stellar career marks of a 2.44 ERA and 1.04 WHIP.

The 2007 NL Cy Young, Peavy had an impressive five-year stretch from 2004-08 where he went 68-44 with a 2.95 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. His 2,207 strikeouts in his career are the 64th-most in MLB history.

If it weren’t for Rodriguez’s known use of PEDs, he’d be as surefire a Hall of Famer as there has ever been. He won three AL MVPs, made 14 All-Star teams, won 10 Silver Sluggers, and slugged 696 homers.

The 2007 NL MVP, Rollins also won four Gold Gloves and a World Series with the Phillies. His excellent career numbers include 2,455 hits, 511 doubles, 115 triples, 231 homers, 470 stolen bases, and 1,421 runs.

From 2004-11, Teixeira finished with at least 30 homers and 105 RBIs. He also was a sure-handed first baseman who took home five Gold Gloves.