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Best Future Bets For The 2022 MLB Season

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With all of the offseason drama, we are getting a full 162 games starting in the first week of April. Before and after the lockout, we saw teams making moves by either improving the club, which one will be featured here, or others that had a fire sale, also mentioned. There are a ton of bets you place before the first of the year, and here are some of the best to wager on for the upcoming season.

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Mariners to win American League West +500

It’s not shocking to see the Mariners behind the reigning division-winning Astros, but they’re also slightly behind the Angels, who are at +400.

The Mariners finished just five games behind the Astros in the standings and 13 games ahead of the Angels, and Seattle was busy in the offseason improving this team.

Right before the lockout, they traded for Adam Frazier, an incredible contact hitter. He can play both the infield and outfield and the reigning American League Cy Young winner Robbie Ray to lead this rotation. After the lockout, the team kept going and grabbed OF Jessie Winker, who finished with a team-leading .949 OPS and power-hitting 3B Eugenio Suarez in a trade with the Reds. You add these guys to a lineup with Mitch Haniger and Ty France, and they will be trouble.

On the other hand, the Angels made very little noise in the offseason besides the signing of Noah Syndergaard, that’s only pitched two innings in the last two seasons. Their roster is prone to injury, especially with its most significant and high-priced players.

The Astros, even without Correa, are still a contender. The top half of the lineup is one of the best, but the bottom is a little weak, and on top of the questions throughout the starting rotation will not make them a lock to win the west. Seattle is going to put the league on notice this year.

Blue Jays to win American League +480

There is a good chance the American League representative will come out of the east again, but this time by the Blue Jays. The team already had the nucleus to be a playoff contender, and we’re just one game away on the last day to making the Wild Card game. This year, they want to make sure they are not only playoff-bound but also to the World Series. They already had the AL MVP runner-up at third, but Vlad Jr. will move over to the other corner for the reigning AL gold glove winner at third, Matt Chapman. Even with the loss of Robbie Ray to the pitching staff, they replaced him with former Giants all-star Kevin Gausman and AMriners all-star Yusei Kikuchi. With Jose Berrios leading the way, this rotation is excellent.

The Path through to World Series is much easier on the American League side, and they have offense and pitching to contend.

Matt Olson to lead the league in home runs +1500

With a career-high 39 home runs in 2021, Olson’s power we know his capabilities of hitting for power. Imagine his numbers if he hadn’t played in that nightmare of a stadium in Oakland?

We get that opportunity as he moves over to Atlanta to replace Freddie Freeman at first base.

Last year, Oakland Coliseum was 28th in home run percentage (35.8), and now he moves over to Truist Park, which was third (55.6). The dimensions down the right-field line are more favorable for Olson’s natural uppercut swing than previously at the Colosseum. He will also have a better starting cast around him, including Eddie Rosario, Austin Riley, Adam Duvall, Dansby Swanson, and then some guy named Ronald Acuna Jr. later in the year when he returns from injury. He certainly has a legitimate shot at going way over 40 for the first time in his career.

Aaron Judge to win American League MVP +2000

I feel like we haven’t discussed Aaron Judge as one of the top players in the last couple of seasons, but this is the year where he puts it’s all together and solidifies himself as one of the best in the league.

We’ve seen what he can do when he’s healthy and last year was the first time since his rookie season that he played in more than 70% of his possible games.

We also saw what kind of dangerous duo he and Giancarlo Stanton are when they are both in the lineup. If they each can play 150 games together, this will give Judge the protection needed to see better pitches, and you add his ability to hit the other way to that short porch, we can see absurd numbers from him this year.

Oakland Athletics to win under 69.5 games -106

The Athletics are once again in a rebuild, but it almost seems they are every year, but they manage a way to win games. This time they are serious about building the team from the ground up.

Most of the roster from last year is gone, including Starling Marte, Andrew Chafin, Josh Harrison, Matt Olson, and Matt Chapman. Except for Elvis Andrus, the lineup is filled with young and lower-tier journeymen. The top of the rotation with Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea is really good, and they could help this team win some games, but there’s no relief after that.

While they’re getting worse, this expands the gap between them and their AL West counterparts — The Astros, even without Correa, are still a good team. The previously mentioned Mariners improvements and a healthy Angels roster can be very competitive. At least they have the Rangers to get wins off of. Book them for 100 losses.

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