This is a particularly fun time of the year as we begin to dream about what 2017 will hold. Top prospect lists are coming seemingly weekly (including our own Top 25 which began rolling out today with our honorable mentions and will continue throughout the week) and we start to wonder what the upcoming season will hold for many of the young players that are expected to carry the franchise into the future.
However, player development isn’t as simple as turning on an oven and just waiting for the prospects to turn into whatever players they were meant to be.