If you have read any of these odds listed prior, I had mentioned the M’s were great value at +4000 (even after Cano, in which I said pounce, they have since jumped to +3300 in January, and now are at +2800). However this team is suffering from early injury trouble, can’t seem to land an additional bat to the roster, and are banking on too many variables at the new odd. Stay clear.
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It has been a tough week for the Seattle Mariners. 1st a freak injury to Hisashi Iwakuma – has him out 4 – 6 with a bad finger that was caught into a batting cage net.
While Franklin Gutierrez being hurt is not a surprise, it still comes at a bad time.
To make matters worse, Nelson Cruz seems to balking at signing a deal with the PAC NW club.
At this point, the Mariners might want to just think about whether they really want that guy anyway.
The Braves are doing a good job of locking up their long – term talent in Freddie Freeman and Julio Teharan, meanwhile they must realize that they are contending the NL East with the Nationals, who I would take their top 3 SP over any of the Braves guys. Also, if a Wild Card Game is in the Cards for Atlanta, I don’t like their chances against teams like Cincinnati, San Francisco or Los Angeles who have dominant starters compared to their team.
The Atlanta Braves continue to sign their own players – which bodes well for future years, but they are still in need of a premiere ace in their Starting Rotation.
If they are able to land a bonafide #1 at any point in this campaign, I will pole vault their rankings.
As Chief Writer Hunter Stokes so eloquently put in last weeks rankings, this could be a bad year for the “Tomahawk Choppers”.
I think Washington should win the Division, and Atlanta should be vying with the likes of The D’Backs, Giants and Reds for the 2 Wild Card Spots, but would any of you take the Braves in a one game playoff?
Atlanta might be able to trade for a guy like Justin Masterson midway through the year.
I also think they should have been involved in the Ubaldo Jimenez sweepstakes as time proceeded on – granted the numbers come down a little along with term. ( O’s may be a decent pick now at +2500.)
Maybe the Braves should enter the Ervin Santana market.
That SP has the right kind of hit and miss stuff, and you may be able to catch him on a peak ride, instead of a valley storm.
9 different teams have different odds from last week. Among the notables, someone believes what we have been saying here, is that the Tigers odd was too high.
Odds To Win The 2014 World Series
1. LA Dodgers +700
2. Washington Nationals +900
T3. Detroit Tigers +1000 (Down from +900)
They are where they should be tied with Boston for the top odd on the AL board, but I still would favor the Tigers over the Red Sox, because their path to the World Series leads through a fragile AL Central.
T3. St. Louis Cardinals +1000
T3. Boston Red Sox +1000
T6. Texas Rangers +1200 (Down from +1100)
I might put some more cash on Texas with a better odd. 4 straight years with 90+ win seasons and a new vaunted #4 and #1 hitter.
T6. New York Yankees +1200
8. Atlanta Braves +1400
T9 Oakland A’s +1500 (Down from +1400)
This is because of the jump for the Mariners. All along I think this is a pretty fair evaluation for Oakland now.
T9. Cincinnati Reds +1500
11. Los Angeles Angels +1700 (Down From +1600)
Coinciding with the Mariners moving from +3300 – +2800, each of OAK. TEX and LAA became more of a longshot by +100 after the shift came through. The AL West will beat on each other all year.
12. Toronto Blue Jays +1800
13. Tampa Bay Rays +2000
T14. Kansas City Royals +2500
T14. Cleveland Indians +2500
T14. San Francisco Giants +2500
T14. Pittsburgh Pirates +2500
T14. Baltimore Orioles +2500
19. Seattle Mariners +2800 (Up from +3300)
T20. Arizona Diamondbacks +3300
T20. Philadelphia Phillies +3300 (Up from +3500)
A.J. Burnett factor probably there.
22. Milwaukee Brewers +3500 (Up from +4000)
This must have to do with the Cubs plummeting so fast. Or maybe the Pirates inactivity during the winter may also be a reason for gamblers to plunk down a few more sheckles on the “Brew Crew.”
23. Chicago White Sox +5000 (Down from +4500)
Good value if Adam Dunn hits 40 HR, and you have Chris Sale with superhuman effort.
24. Colorado Rockies +5500
T25. San Diego Padres +6600
T25. Chicago Cubs +6600 (Down From +5500)
The Cubs took an odds beating this week.
T27. Minnesota Twins +8000
T27. New York Mets +8000
29. Miami Marlins +10000
30. Houston Astros +25000
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Clearly the oddsmakers are not buying that new acquisitions James MacDonald and Jason Hammel will not turn the fortunes of this club much in 2014. This team went from +5500 to +6600 in one week, featuring the biggest change in the wrong direction out of any of the clubs who became a bigger longshot.
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