Entering play Friday, Colorado Rockies rookie shortstop Trevor Story is on pace to hit more than 200 home runs. The same goes for veteran Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano. 

Yet neither player cracked the starting 10 for 2016's inaugural Bleacher Report Team of the Week.

That should tell you a few things. First, it's way early, and we're residing squarely in small-sample land. Second, this is a pretty stacked Team of the Week.

For those new to the party, let's review the ground rules.

Hunter Pence is excited about an Opening Day victory and the rest of the month of April.

Fact: The San Diego Padres have been blanked in each of their first three games of the 2016 season, making them the first team in MLB history to be held scoreless through their first 27 innings of the season.

In the other dugout, the Los Angeles Dodgers have joined the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals as one of only two teams in MLB history to start the season by throwing three consecutive shutouts.

One year ago this spring, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Co. had no idea where the keys to the batting cage were.

OK, so that's an old joke. But it's a good one: Veteran tells rookie, "Go get me the keys to the batting cage." So the wide-eyed rookie dutifully bounds off to find them.

There are no keys to the batting cage.

Get it?

Every potential MLB contender has an X-factor as the 2016 season gets underway.

Whether it's a promising young player being counted on to step into a significant role, a team upgrading a specific area that was previously a weakness, an injured player getting and staying healthy or something else altogether, every club has a certain factor that could be the difference in its playoff aspirations.

If you haven’t heard of the Texas Rangers’ Rougned Odor, you will soon.

Consider this your advance notice on baseball’s next great second baseman like someone warning you circa 2004 that Facebook is going to be this really big worldwide phenomenon.

Five years ago, they were the best team ever.

No, the 2011 Boston Red Sox were the "BEST TEAM EVER!" as proclaimed on the front cover of the Boston Herald. How could anyone have known that the Red Sox would actually end up with the worst collapse ever?

Or should that be the "WORST COLLAPSE EVER!"

The grind of a seven- or eight-month season can make it tough for baseball players to see their families as much as they would like.

Fortunately, the families do at least get to watch the player as he works—either at the ballpark or on television. That may not be the same as actually spending quality time with him, but it's the next best thing.

Established big league stars make the big dollars and generally represent the face of their respective franchises, but young up-and-coming players are often the most exciting guys on the roster.

Cost-effective players with dynamic skill sets can make a real difference for teams that are looking to make a run at a title, and there's more high-end young talent around the league right now than any time in recent memory.

So with that in mind, what follows is a position-by-position look at Major League Baseball's all-under-25 team.

Some specifics before we begin:

There are countless reasons why some players take time to finally reach their potential—to deliver that career-changing breakout season—but when they do, it's usually in a big way with big numbers and memorable moments.

Without fail, it happens each and every season.