Pitchers and Catchers are reporting soon and that means one thing, Baseball is back! every year people bet on who they think will win the World Series, but it’s really a crapshoot. As usual, the Yankees, Red Sox, and Phillies are the unanymous favorites bescuse they have the highest payrolls, which means they have the most talent. However, in Major League Baseball, it’s all about who has the hottest pitchers come October. The odds to win the 2012 World Series are dominated by these big three teams, but there are some sleepers. The Angels made a big splash in free agency bringing in Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson, the Detroit Tigers are always dangerous with their ace Justin Verlander, and the San Francisco Giants with a healthy Buster Posey and their pitching duo of Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain can win it again. You also can’t rule out the Tampa Bay Rays with their never ending supply of young pitchers. Here are the odds to win the 2012 World Series. The title is really up for grabs, unless your the Houston Astros!
101 Philadelphia Phillies +475
102 New York Yankees +600
103 Boston Red Sox +900
104 Detroit Tigers +800
105 Texas Rangers +800
106 St Louis Cardinals +2500
107 Tampa Bay Rays +1800
108 Arizona Diamondbacks +1600
109 San Francisco Giants +1600
110 Atlanta Braves +2000
111 Los Angeles Angels +550
112 Milwaukee Brewers +2500
113 Cincinnati Reds +2000
114 Miami Marlins +1200
115 Washington Nationals +2000
116 Toronto Blue Jays +2500
117 Los Angeles Dodgers +2500
118 Colorado Rockies +4000
119 Chicago Cubs +4000
120 New York Mets +7500
121 Chicago White Sox +6000
122 Oakland Athletics +7500
123 Cleveland Indians +6000
124 Kansas City Royals +7500
125 Minnesota Twins +6000
126 Pittsburgh Pirates +6000
127 Seattle Mariners +7500
128 San Diego Padres +8000
129 Baltimore Orioles +15000
130 Houston Astros +20000
