Angel Martinez is the lone surprise on the position player side. The Guardians are carrying Daniel Schneemann and Tyler Freeman as utility players. Manager Stephen Vogt noted that Freeman had looked good in Triple-A to end the year and then had some good at-bats, after making some adjustments, over the last week in Cleveland.

A little less than two weeks later, the Tigers began a 34-13 run to make up 10 games in the wild-card race and earn the franchise's first playoff berth in a decade. Can the Tigers pull off a similar upset of the AL Central champs,

Adnan Virk of MLB Network released his playoff projections on Sunday evening and revealed how he thinks the Guardians will win the World Series.