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Baseball bettors who somehow forgot who the reigning World Series champs were, in the midst of all the success of the Phillies, Red Sox and Rangers, got a big wakeup call late Wednesday night.
The San Francisco Giants made a major move to repeat as World Series winners by adding Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets. Beltran brings with him some much-needed pop to the Giants lineup, which is hitting just .241 BA (26th in the majors) and averaging only 3.59 runs per game (28th in the bigs).
The addition prompted oddsmakers to adjust San Francisco’s MLB futures odds. Mike Colbert, the race and sportsbook director for Cantor Gaming, told Covers.com that they quickly moved the Giants’ odds to win the National League Pennant from 7-to-1 to 5-to-1, and adjusted the team’s World Series prices from 15-to-1 to 12-to-1.
“I think it’s a great pickup for them,” Colbert said of the Beltran deal. “That bat is just what they need.”
Beltran, who is hitting .289 BA with 15 home runs and 66 RBIs, is a switch hitter and appears to be over the rash of injuries which has plagued him the past two summers. Not only was the move incredibly smart by the San Francisco brass, but the Giants also scooped the right fielder out from under fellow contenders Philadelphia, Texas, Atlanta and Boston, who had all expressed interested in Beltran.
San Francisco will have its new centerpiece in the lineup versus the Phillies Thursday, being set as -115 road favorites with ace Tim Lincecum on the mound. The Giants have won three of their last four contests and are 14-8 in July heading into Game 3 with Philadelphia, holding a three-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.
The San Francisco Giants made a major move to repeat as World Series winners by adding Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets. Beltran brings with him some much-needed pop to the Giants lineup, which is hitting just .241 BA (26th in the majors) and averaging only 3.59 runs per game (28th in the bigs).
The addition prompted oddsmakers to adjust San Francisco’s MLB futures odds. Mike Colbert, the race and sportsbook director for Cantor Gaming, told Covers.com that they quickly moved the Giants’ odds to win the National League Pennant from 7-to-1 to 5-to-1, and adjusted the team’s World Series prices from 15-to-1 to 12-to-1.
“I think it’s a great pickup for them,” Colbert said of the Beltran deal. “That bat is just what they need.”
Beltran, who is hitting .289 BA with 15 home runs and 66 RBIs, is a switch hitter and appears to be over the rash of injuries which has plagued him the past two summers. Not only was the move incredibly smart by the San Francisco brass, but the Giants also scooped the right fielder out from under fellow contenders Philadelphia, Texas, Atlanta and Boston, who had all expressed interested in Beltran.
San Francisco will have its new centerpiece in the lineup versus the Phillies Thursday, being set as -115 road favorites with ace Tim Lincecum on the mound. The Giants have won three of their last four contests and are 14-8 in July heading into Game 3 with Philadelphia, holding a three-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.
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