Sep 5, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey (2) dribbles down the field ahead of Toronto FC midfielder Marky Delgado (18) during the first half at CenturyLink Field. Seattle won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports

With the MLS recently releasing its annual 24 under 24 list, I noticed something wrong with the list. No Toronto FC players made the cut.

MLSsoccer.com released a shortlist before announcing the 24 players, and four Reds were on it. The likes of Jonathan Osorio, Jay Chapman, Marky Delgado and Eriq Zavaleta were all present on the 75 player shortlist.

It was the second year in a row in which no Reds made the final cut. Past TFC players that made the final ranking include Joao Plata (2011), Luis Silva (2012), Jonathan Osorio (2013) and Matias Laba (2013). Of the four, Osorio is the only one of those still in Toronto.

According to the league site, the 75 players are all judged on five categories. Technical, soccer IQ, physical attributes, personality and potential. Past winners have included DeAndre Yedlin, Darlington Nagbe, Darron Mattocks, Brek Shea and Fredy Montero.

But why didn’t the talented Jay Chapman, who participated in this years young stars game at the MLS All-Star game make the cut? How about Marky Delgado, who has been consistently overshadowed in the starting XI.

There’s maybe many reasons why, and not many of the 19 members who decided who would make the final cut ranked Chapman and Delgado high enough. Chapman has only played 10 matches and started once for TFC. While Delgado didn’t make his first team debut until June 24th and has played in 16 games since, recording three goals and two assists.

Matches played seems to be a good indicator in how a player is developing. Of the 24 players, only Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers), Erick Torres (Houston Dynamo), Erick Palmer Brown (Sporting Kansas City) and Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes) have played less games than Delgado.

The list of 75 players was a hard one to get out of. Players like Cyle Larin, Sebastian Lletget, Juan Aguedlo, Diego Fagundez and the 2015 winner Fabian Castillo have been domiant so far. Their futures look very bright.

That is not to say Chapman, Delgado, Osorio and Zavaleta will not become stars. Osorio is already a top Canadian talent, and one that can lead the charge for the Canadian’s. Zavaleta can play anywhere in the defensive line and former manager Sigi Schmid has said he has high soccer IQ. He even finished third in the Big 10 conference with 18 goals in 2012.

With the Reds now having a second team in the USL, those players will have plenty of time to grow their game and improve on areas they are weak in. Wait for players like Quillan Roberts, Skylar Thomas, Chris Mannella, Luca Uccello, Manuel Aparicio, Mo Babouli and Jordan Hamilton to all rise through the ranks and become first team players.

Some MLS writers may not see Toronto FC’s potential, but wait a couple years, and some of those players may be in the the leagues 24 under 24.