MLB Picks & Odds

Now that baseball’s Hot Stove has finally cooled down and the Free Agent market has closed for business, we can finally take a realistic look ahead at 2012. It’s time to weed out the contenders from the pretenders.

Since the Baseball Winter Meetings concluded in December, it’s been mostly quiet on the baseball free agent front. There have a few deals mostly minor in scope and certainly pale in comparison to the Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson deals with the Angels. 

With the offseason signings of veteran superstar Albert Pujols and former Texas ace C.J. Wilson, the 2012 Los Angeles Angels catapult themselves into an instant contender for the American League Pennant.

As we examine the Top 5 betting favorites to win the 2012 World Series, the common thread with each of them is pitching. Most every team needs it and even those who have it want more of it.