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Entries in Baseball (43)

Wednesday
Aug022023

MLB Odds have Changed

AL Central                   

Minnesota Twins                       -325

Cleveland Guardians                 +200

Detroit Tigers                            +2500

Chicago White Sox                    +6000

Kansas City Royals                     +200000

                       

AL East

Baltimore Orioles                      +105

Tampa Bay Rays                        +105

Toronto Blue Jays                      +750

Boston Red Sox                         +2200

New York Yankees                     +5000  

          

AL West                      

Houston Astros                         -130

Texas Rangers                           +100

Seattle Mariners                       +2000

Los Angeles Angels                    +2500

Oakland Athletics                      +250000

                       

NL Central                   

Milwaukee Brewers                  -135

Cincinnati Reds                         +165

Chicago Cubs                            +450

St. Louis Cardinals                     +6600

Pittsburgh Pirates                     +12500

                       

NL East            

Atlanta Braves                          -20000

Philadelphia Phillies                  +1400

Miami Marlins                          +1600

New York Mets                         +20000

Washington Nationals               +50000

                       

NL West                      

Los Angeles Dodgers                 -600

San Francisco Giants                 +600

Arizona Diamondbacks              +850

San Diego Padres                      +2000

Colorado Rockies                      +100000

 

American League                     

Houston Astros                         +325

Tampa Bay Rays                        +350

Texas Rangers                           +400

Baltimore Orioles                      +450

Toronto Blue Jays                      +800

Minnesota Twins                       +1400

New York Yankees                     +2000

Boston Red Sox                         +2500

Seattle Mariners                       +2500

Cleveland Guardians                 +2800

Los Angeles Angels                    +3300

Detroit Tigers                            +30000

Chicago White Sox                    +50000

                       

National League                      

Atlanta Braves                          +150

Los Angeles Dodgers                 +240

Cincinnati Reds                         +1200

Milwaukee Brewers                  +1200

Philadelphia Phillies                  +1200

San Diego Padres                      +1200

San Francisco Giants                 +1200

Arizona Diamondbacks              +2200

Miami Marlins                          +3300

Chicago Cubs                            +3500

New York Mets                         +10000

St Louis Cardinals                      +10000

Pittsburgh Pirates                     +25000

Washington Nationals               +50000

Colorado Rockies                      +75000

 

World Series                

Atlanta Braves                          +325

Los Angeles Dodgers                 +500

Houston Astros                         +700

Tampa Bay Rays                        +750

Texas Rangers                           +850

Baltimore Orioles                      +1200

Toronto Blue Jays                      +1800

Philadelphia Phillies                  +2500

San Francisco Giants                 +2500

Cincinnati Reds                         +2800

Milwaukee Brewers                  +2800

Minnesota Twins                       +2800

San Diego Padres                      +2800

New York Yankees                     +3500

Arizona Diamondbacks              +5000

Boston Red Sox                         +5000

Seattle Mariners                       +5000

Cleveland Guardians                 +6000

Los Angeles Angels                    +6000

Miami Marlins                          +6600

Chicago Cubs                            +7500

New York Mets                         +20000

St. Louis Cardinals                     +20000

Detroit Tigers                            +50000

Pittsburgh Pirates                     +50000

Chicago White Sox                    +75000

Colorado Rockies                      +100000

Washington Nationals               +100000

Sunday
Jul092023

MLB No. 1 Draft Pick Odds

No. 1 Overall Pick in MLB Draft (Friday morning odds)  

Paul Skenes                  -125

Dylan Crews                  +200

Max Clark                     +400

Wyatt Langford             +475

Walker Jenkins              +4000

Jacob Gonzalez             +5000

Chase Dollander            +7500

Kyle Teel                       +7500

Colin Houck                  +8000

Matt Shaw                    +8000

Brayden Taylor             +10000

Enrique Bradfield Jr.      +10000

Noble Meyer                +10000

Rhett Lowder                +10000

Tommy Troy                 +10000

Wednesday
Apr192023

MLB Expansion and Relocation Odds

MLB expansion/relocation odds will be updated in real-time on this page: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/mlb-specials

 

MLB Team Next City

Las Vegas                      2-1

Portland                       3-1

Salt Lake City                4-1

Nashville                      5-1

Charlotte                      7-1

New Orleans                 7-1

San Antonio                  9-1

Mexico City                   10-1

Oklahoma City              25-1

San Juan Puerto Rico     35-1

Indianapolis                  40-1

Jacksonville                   40-1

Memphis                      40-1

Montreal                      40-1

Sacramento                  50-1

Tokyo                           50-1

Vancouver                    50-1

Virginia Beach               60-1

Buffalo                         75-1

Seoul                            75-1

Saturday
Mar042023

2023 Topps Baseball Cards are Out

For investors and collectors:

Tuesday
Feb282023

The Higest Paid MLB Players

Top 10 Highest Paid MLB Players

10. Gerrit Cole ($324m Contract)
Gerrit Cole has the 10th highest value in his contract in the league.

He is signed to a nine-year deal worth $324 million and he has a fifth-year opt-out in his contract.

Cole has the fifth highest Average Annual Value in the league, making $36 million a year.

9. Giancarlo Stanton ($325m Contract)
Giancarlo Stanton and the player who is eighth are tied with a $325 million contract but Stanton’s AAV is lower (13-year deal) and Stanton did not have a signing bonus, which is why Stanton is ninth.

He has the 28th-highest Average Annual Value, at $25,000,000 per year.

8. Corey Seager ($325m Contract)
Corey Seager has a 10-year, $325 million contract and he had a $5,000,000 signing bonus as well.

He has the 11th-highest Average Annual Value, at $32,500,000 per year.

7. Bryce Harper ($330m Contract)
Bryce Harper signed a 13-year deal worth $330 million and a $20 million signing bonus back in February 2019 with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Despite the large contract value, he has the 26th-highest Average Annual Value, at $25,384,615 per year.

6. Fernando Tatis Jr ($340m Contract)
Fernando Tatis signed a 14-year deal worth $340 million and a $10 million signing bonus back in February 2021 with the San Diego Padres.

Despite the large contract value, he has the 31st-highest Average Annual Value, at $24,285,714 per year.

5. Francisco Lindor ($341m Contract)
Francisco Lindor signed a 10-year, $341 million contract and he had a $21,000,000 signing bonus as well with the New York Mets back in April 2021.

Lindor’s signing bonus is the third-highest signing bonus in the league.

He has the ninth-highest Average Annual Value, at $34,100,000 per year.

4. Manny Machado ($350m Contract)
Manny Machado recently signed a blockbuster deal with the San Diego Padres.

He signed an 11-year deal worth $350 million and he had a whopping $45,000,000 signing bonus, which is the second-highest signing bonus.

Machado has the 13th-highest Average Annual Value, at $31,818,182 per year.

3. Aaron Judge ($360m Contract)
Last season, Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs and won the AL MVP.

After the season ended, the New York Yankees rewarded Judge with a nine-year $360 million deal.

Judge has the third-highest Average Annual Value, at $40,000,000 per year.

2. Mookie Betts ($365m Contract)
Mookie Betts has a 12-year, $365 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and he had a $65,000,000 signing bonus, which is the highest signing bonus of any player in the league.

He has the 17th-highest Average Annual Value, at $30,416,667 per year.

1. Mike Trout ($426.5m Contract)
In 2019, the Los Angeles Angels signed Mike Trout to a deal that was the largest in professional sports history at the time.

He signed a 12-year $426.5 million contract and he had a $20,000,000 signing bonus.