Bill Piotrowski

As MLB’s exhibition season keeps motoring along, we’ve seen enough things to form opinions on who could help our baseball fantasy team win the championship. Let’s talk about players we project to have breakout seasons. These are players who will take big steps in production, maturity, and realizing their potential. ■ It’s tough to say someone who hit 24 homers with a .263 batting average last year can “break out” in 2024, but Boston first baseman Triston Casas could be that guy.

We're a week into baseball exhibition games (thought we'd never get here), so things are slowly taking shape to make assessments for your fantasy team roster possibilities. Before we dive into breakouts, sleepers, and top rookies, though, let's finish breaking down the Guardians, picking up with Cleveland's pitching staff and who can help fantasy-wise. ■ The ace of the rotation is 2020 American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber.

You're in a fantasy football Super Bowl competition? Not sure how it works, but take Christian McCaffrey, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Deebo Samuel. We're just going to sit back and watch the game. And think about baseball. Specifically, the Detroit Tigers. It looks the brain trust has put together an improved team as we close in on spring training starting in about two weeks. It's never too early to go over the Tigers position by position for fantasy baseball purposes.