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Nobody likes to lose, even in spring training.

Sure, the games and the statistics don't technically count, and those who put too much stock into what goes on during the preseason typically find themselves disappointed during the regular season.

But that doesn't mean that we should completely discount the spring, which gives us the answers to some of the questions that we had heading into the exhibition season and presents us with winners and losers, both on the field and off of it.

With spring training finally over (yay!), the 2014 regular season is about to get under way in full (double-yay!!). And with your fantasy baseball draft in the rear-view mirror (triple-yay!!!), it's time to update the Big Board again.

Superstars make a fantasy team good, but everyone else makes it great. That's why nailing the middle and later rounds is just as important, if not more so, as nailing the first four or five rounds. 

The best fantasy baseball owners are the ones who scour rosters to find the best under-the-radar talent.

Everyone can pick Miguel Cabrera, but it's the ones who picked Chris Davis last year that are true fantasy geniuses.

This year is no different. Finding sleepers is paramount if you want to win your league.

So who are the fantasy baseball sleepers in 2014 that absolutely need to be on your team? We'll break them down below:

Traditionally, Cubs fans don't have a lot to look forward to with each new season. At least that has been the case on the north side for several years now and fans surely want to find some solace in different aspects of this year's team. Unlike in the past few years, they can actually find a few things to give them comfort about the year to come and the next couple years of Cubs baseball.

Mike Trout, the Angels’ 22-year-old phenom, and arguably (OK, not so arguably, just fact) the best player in all of baseball, will be staying in Southern California for quite some time.

Updates from Saturday, Mar. 29

Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area provides an update on Tim Lincecum's status:

For the last two seasons, Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has played like one of the best in baseball.

Now he's getting paid like one, the team announced:

According to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez, the Angels and Trout have agreed on a massive new deal that pays the back-to-back MVP runner-up around $140 million over the next six years:

As the 2014 MLB regular season approaches, teams begin to make calculated decisions regarding their rosters. Whether it's deciding which pitchers will earn the right to make the rotation or which players will make the Opening Day roster, each are equally as difficult.

The news that surrounds teams at this point in the year is not always positive. Devastating injuries, unexpected trades and baffling roster moves plague the league.

The Mets' 2014 season is just days away from beginning, and the team is hoping to have a winning record for the first time since 2008. After making various moves, there is certainly reason to believe that this could finally happen.

Here are five big reasons why the Mets could have a winning record this season.

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