In their latest Baseball Futures, leading online sports bookers Bovada, cast the Mets with 25/1 odds to win the World Series, tied with the White Sox, Yankees and Royals.
Twelve other teams were favored in front of them with the Dodgers, Red Sox and Nationals the heavy favorites, respectively.
- Los Angeles Dodgers – 15/2
- Boston Red Sox – 9/1
- Washington Nationals – 10/1
- Chicago Cubs – 12/1
- Detroit Tigers – 12/1
- Los Angeles Angels – 12/1
- San Francisco Giants – 16/1
- Seattle Mariners – 16/1
- St. Louis Cardinals – 16/1
- Baltimore Orioles – 18/1
- San Diego Padres – 18/1
- Toronto Blue Jays – 18/1
- Chicago White Sox – 25/1
- Kansas City Royals – 25/1
- New York Mets – 25/1
- New York Yankees – 25/1
- Atlanta Braves – 28/1
The Phillies, Twins and Astros hold up the rear with 150/1 odds.
These futures were generated on December 1 and do not include any of the over 150 players that have switched uniforms this month. It will be interesting to see how they change in January and which teams increase their odds for the better.
In a New York Times article, former Met Al Leiter said that fans have many reasons to be excited about the Mets, citing their young pitching. “They could be and should be a playoff team,” Leiter said.
The real shame here is that with better owners the Mets could very well steal the city back from the Yankees who have owned this town for two decades.
When you have the money the Dodgers, Red Sox and Yankees have, it’s so easy to overcome mistakes and get right back in the game again in a year or two rather than a 6-8 year rebuilding process. The best free agent players in the game tend to follow the money.
