Heidt’s Next Test: Can He Follow Haight’s Development Path?

Riley Heidt is entering the kind of season that can define a prospect’s trajectory. The comparison to Hunter Haight gives this story its juice, because front offices love a clean development arc almost as much as they love pretending they never miss on one. What happens next will tell us whether Heidt is ready to turn promise into something the organization can actually bank on. The pressure now is not just about progress, but about whether his game can match the template that worked before.