Williams, who has nine strikeouts in 4.1 spring innings, could be a sneaky breakout candidate, per Eno Sarris of The Athletic, who notes that Williams' extension is second in the league. That means his pitches get to the plate quicker,

Guardians hitters struggled to break through early against Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz, who worked in and out of trouble through three scoreless innings with a strikeout. José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo reached on back-to-back singles in the first, but Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas grounded out to end the scoring threat.

Williams struck out three over two scoreless innings in Wednesday's spring start against the Rangers.