Cardinals: St. Louis has the second worst World Series odds

Despite a strong second-half of the season, St. Louis are massive underdogs when it comes to World Series odds.

The St. Louis Cardinals are marching into the playoffs as the NL Central Champions, and yet, the odds makers over at FanGraphs do not like their chances at the World Series.

Out of the 12 projected playoff teams, they rank St. Louis with the 11th best odds of winning it all this October and November at 3.1%. Only the Cleveland Guardians, the AL Central Champions, have worse odds than the Cardinals.

This is pretty mind boggling. The Cardinals have two MVP candidates on their roster, a legend who has seemed to turn back the clock, a great supporting cast that is a mix of young talent a veterans, and a much improved pitching staff. Not to mention, that Cardinal playoff magic!

Maybe it’s the recent struggles for the offense, or the rotation being inferior to most clubs in the NL. Regardless, its hard to believe teams like the Padres and Phillies have better odds than the Cardinals.

Not to anyone’s surprise, the top 5 odds in the league are the Astros, Dodgers, Braves, Mets, and Yankees. This is a deep postseason field, with the odds between the first team and last team only being separated by 15.8%. No matter which team you are, it will be a gauntlet to make it to the World Series, let alone win it all. The first year of expanded playoffs appears to be a success.

St. Louis should have better odds than this, simple as that. Let’s hope this means St. Louis will be going prove a lot of doubters wrong this year.