The Philadelphia Phillies are truly going to have to defy the odds if they are going to win their third World Series in franchise history in 2021.
With a week until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Bovada released its updated World Series odds on Wednesday with the Phillies ranked at No. 17.
Here is the complete list of 2021 World Series odds:
Los Angeles Dodgers: +300
New York Yankees: +600
San Diego Padres: +750
New York Mets: +900
Chicago White Sox: +1000
Atlanta Braves: +1100
Toronto Blue Jays: +1800
Minnesota Twins: +2000
Oakland Athletics: +2200
St. Louis Cardinals: +2500
Tampa Bay Rays: +2500
Houston Astros: +2500
Cincinnati Reds: +3500
Los Angeles Angels: +4000
Cleveland Indians: +4000
Chicago Cubs: +4000
Philadelphia Phillies: +4500
Boston Red Sox: +5000
Washington Nationals: +5000
Milwaukee Brewers: +6600
Miami Marlins: +7000
San Francisco Giants: +8000
Seattle Mariners: +10000
Arizona Diamondbacks: +12500
Baltimore Orioles: +12500
Kansas City Royals: +12500
Detroit Tigers: +12500
Colorado Rockies: +15000
Pittsburgh Pirates: +20000
Defying grim expectations at the start of the offseason to retain a majority of its core — most notably bringing back JT Realmuto and Didi Gregorius — the Phillies are still considerably down on Bovada’s list. A lot of that has to do with the division that they are playing in, though.
The Phillies have the third-best World Series odds amongst teams in the National League East, which many consider being the most competitive division in baseball.
The Mets rode the wave of getting a new owner to have one of the more active offseasons in the majors to nab the fourth-best odds to win it all in 2021.
They bulked up their bullpen in a considerable way by acquiring Trevor May and Aaron Loup, found their franchise catcher in Brian McCann, and made one of the blockbusters of the winter by acquiring Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco.
As for the Braves, the defending NL East champions come in as the sixth-best favorites to win the World Series.
They have one of the best cores in baseball that will be together for the long haul in Ronald Acuna, Freddie Freeman, and Ozzie Albies.
This offseason, they brought in veteran Charlie Morton to bolster the rotation while bringing back slugging outfielder Marcell Ozuna to add a little more pop to the lineup.
Those two teams seem to be in a much better place than the Phillies even if they boast the likes of Realmuto, Bryce Harper, and Rhys Hoskins.
Plenty of question marks surround all assets of their pitching staff — both in the starting rotation and bullpen. There is a lack of proven depth behind ace Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler while the league’s worst bullpen last year made incremental improvements — most notably bringing on Archie Bradley.
