It's not like he was wrong that it was a concern. Bryant just fixed it. It was more him saying that players are coming into MLB fully formed these days (and peaking earlier than ever) and that it was likely that what we saw in Bryant his rookie year was all that he'd ever be. When our players develop in significant ways at the big league level, it's far more the exception than the norm and probably a testament to the guys we have and the development staff we have all the way up and down, but - again - he wasn't wrong about that in general.
Damn it. I knew it would be the case, but it's confirmed now. I'm gonna be at the Kanye concert during game 2 of the NLDS...assuming we're the night game. If not, I'll be pregaming during the Cubs game, which would be sort of fun, actually.l