The calendar has finally flipped to 2017, but we all started thinking about the 2017 baseball season long ago.

Which teams will surprise? Which teams will disappoint? Which youngsters will, to use overused words, “break out” in 2017? Alex Reyes is almost certainly going to be a star for the Cardinals in 2016. Same with Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox) and Dansby Swanson (Braves) and Yoan Moncada (White Sox). But we’re not going to talk about those youngsters here, though, because they all still own their “rookie” status for 2017.

No, we’re going to talk about another crop of rising stars who could very well wind up making their first All-Star teams soon. These guys have big-league experience but have yet to experience full-season success in the majors, and the combination of talent and opportunity should give them that shot in 2017. Think about what guys like Adam Duvall (from eight total career homers to 33 last year) and Jonathan Villar — whom improved from a career-high 18 stolen bases to NL-best 62 — did in 2016, for the Reds and Brewers, respectively.

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On to the list …

CF Byron Buxton, Twins

Sure, Buxton often looked a bit overwhelmed in the majors, but there’s a reason he was considered baseball’s best prospect for so long. In his final month of 2016, Buxton flashed that incredible talent, swatting nine homers, scoring 24 times, driving in 22 and posting a 1.011 OPS in 29 games. He’ll still be just 23 in 2017, with 138 big-league games of experience under his belt.

3B Alex Bregman, Astros

The 2015 first-round pick out of LSU rolled through Houston’s farm system, but his introduction to the majors must have felt like the coldest of cold showers — Bregman was just 2 for 38 in his first 10 contests for the Astros. Yikes, eh? Well, he figured it out quickly enough. In his final 39 games, Bregman hit .313 with eight homers and a .931 OPS.

OF Kyle Schwarber, Cubs

Hopefully, Schwarber stays healthy and we finally get to see what kind of numbers this guy’s capable of producing over a full season. It’s almost impossible for him to live up to the hype after he batted .412 in the World Series, but the Cubs are counting on a big season for the big lefty. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if he hits 30 homers with an on-base percentage near or above .380.

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SP Jameson Taillon, Pirates

The big right-hander made 18 starts last year, but with a pretty elite crop of rookies in the NL, Taillon didn’t receive a single vote in the Rookie of the Year race despite his 3.38 ERA and outstanding 5.0 K/BB ratio. Don’t be surprised if the former No. 2 overall pick (in the 2010 draft) makes up for that slight by earning an All-Star nod in 2017.

SP Julio Urias, Dodgers

No sugar-coating here: Urias’ first two big-league starts were rough. He didn’t make it out of the third inning in his debut, then gave up three dingers in his second outing. But, y’know, he was just 19 years old and he spent the rest of the season showing why he was considered baseball’s best pitching prospect. In his final 16 games (13 starts), the lefty fashioned a 2.73 ERA and struck out 77 in 69 1/3 innings while working with tight pitch limits.

LF David Dahl, Rockies

The 10th overall pick of the 2012 draft, Dahl hit .315 with seven homers and five stolen bases in his 63-game debut with the Rockies in 2016. His Coors Field numbers were outstanding, but the left-handed hitter still batted .291 with four homers an .833 OPS on the road. He’s next in the long line of feared Rockies hitters.

SP Jose Berrios, Twins

Forget about that ugly 8.02 ERA last year. Berrios has the stuff to be an All-Star pitcher in the bigs, and with an offseason to digest 2016’s whirlwind, he should be fine in 2017 if he finds the control that often eluded him in his rookie year. The right-hander doesn’t even turn 23 until late May.

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3B Ryon Healy, A’s

Healy’s rookie year was a bright spot in an otherwise frustrating season in Oakland. The 6-5 right-handed hitter joined the club after the All-Star break and proceeded to hit like he’d been in the majors for years; Healy batted .305 with 13 homers and an .861 OPS in 72 games. If he keeps that up this season, maybe folks outside the Bay Area will actually notice this rising star.

1B/DH Joey Gallo, Rangers

Yes, it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this slugger — he has two seasons of at least 40 homers in the minors — to make his mark in the big leagues, and this just might be his sink-or-swim season. He’ll get an opportunity to earn at-bats in the majors in 2017, at either first base or designated hitter, but he has to show a better ability to make contact. In 25 at-bats with the Rangers last year, he struck out 19 times.