Who are Baseball Hall of Fame locks over the next 5 years?

These players are Cooperstown locks in the next five years

SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 6: Barry Bonds #25 of the San Francisco Giants watches the ball fly during game three of the National League Western Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on October 6, 2002 at the Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, California. The Giants won 8-3. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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Apr 03, 2007 – St. Louis, MO, USA – St. Louis Cardinals against New York Mets CARLOS BELTRAN at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo., on April 3, 2007. The Cardinals lost to the Mets 4 – 1. (Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images) /

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Carlos Beltran, Kansas City Royals/Houston Astros/New York Mets/San Francisco Giants/St. Louis Cardinals/New York Yankees/Texas Rangers (20 seasons, 435 home runs, .279 average, first year on ballot)

Beltran fell short of 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, but he still has solid Hall of Fame credentials. The positives: he was a nine-time All-Star who finished his career with 475 home runs and 2,725 hits. In the 2004 postseason he slugged eight home runs and batted .435 in 12 games. Voters may be turned off by the fact Beltran only finished in the top-five in MVP voting once. With no other obvious candidates this year, however, he has the best case for making it to Cooperstown.

Falling short: Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard

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