With the signing of Zach Grienke by the Los Angeles Dodgers this week, most of the big offseason questions in Major League Baseball have been answered. The Nationals, for their part, still have one key move to make: settling the re-signing of Adam LaRoche (followed by, if he does re-sign, settling the question of what to with Michael Morse).
Regardless, we feel comfortable in taking our first look at the 2013 World Series odds, as updated by Bovada, and would you look at that? The Nationals are joint favorites to take both the NL pennant and the World Series (joining the Dodgers and Tigers at 17/2). And the fourth-favorite is, as expected ... the Toronto Blue Jays at 10/1? Well, it's amazing what bringing on some former Marlins will do for you.
The full list, as of Tuesday afternoon.
Detroit Tigers
17/2
Los Angeles Dodgers
17/2
Toronto Blue Jays
10/1
Cincinnati Reds
12/1
New York Yankees
12/1
Texas Rangers
12/1
Atlanta Braves
16/1
Boston Red Sox
20/1
Tampa Bay Rays
25/1
New York Mets
66/1
Seattle Mariners
66/1
Chicago Cubs
75/1
Minnesota Twins
75/1
San Diego Padres
75/1
Colorado Rockies
100/1
Miami Marlins
100/1
Houston Astros
200/1
Now, if you'll excuse us, we're off to Vegas to place a flutter on the Astros. Hey, there are more wasteful things to waste a buck on.