After two last-place finishes, professional gamblers of vegasinsider.com think that the Red Sox have what it takes to win the American League pennant. Their odds are 9/1, only behind the Chicago Cubs’ 6/1. The Astros are second in the American League to the Red Sox, with 12/1.
This shouldn’t come off as a surprise, since the Red Sox have made significant upgrades in what were their weakest areas, with the addition of David Price, Carson Smith and Craig Kimbrel. The Cubs have also improved their already excellent young roster, with the addition of Jason Heyward, John Lackey and Ben Zobrist.