Last Updated on April 3, 2010 2:00 pm by Anthony Rome
Brewers Season Odds
The Milwaukee Brewers have enough offense to be competitive in 2010, but do they have enough pitching? Let’s take a look at their season odds.
The Brewers were busy this offseason, signing pitchers Randy Wolf, Doug Davis, Trevor Hoffman, LaTroy Hawkins and Claudio Vargas, as well as adding position players Gregg Zaun and Craig Counsell. The team was also involved in a couple of trades, acquiring outfielder Carlos Gomez from the Twins in exchange for shortstop J.J. Hardy.
A couple of Milwaukee’s notable losses were Hardy, Mike Cameron, Jason Kendall, Felipe Lopez, Frank Catalanotto, Braden Looper, Seth McClung and David Weathers.
In Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, the Brewers have one of the best 3-4 hitters of any team in baseball. But role players like Gomez, Zaun, Rickie Weeks, Casey McGhee and Corey Hart have to step up if this team expects to make the playoffs.
Pitching is a bigger concern than offense, however. After stud Yovani Gallardo, the Brewers’ starting pitching consists of veterans Wolf, Davis, Dave Bush and Jeff Suppan. Unless Wolf and Davis can repeat the success they had in 2009, Milwaukee is in trouble.
That said, if Wolf and Davis can compliment Gallardo, then the Brewers could surprise this season. Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Brew Crew a 50/1 long shot to win the 2010 World Series and a 14/1 long shot to win the NL Pennant. They’re also 7/1 to win the NL Central and have an over/under of 81 games for total number of wins in 2010.
2010 MLB World Series Odds
Milwaukee Brewers 50/1
2010 MLB NL Pennant Odds
Milwaukee Brewers 14/1
2010 MLB NL Central Odds
Milwaukee Brewers 7/1
2010 MLB Regular Season Win Totals
Milwaukee Brewers Over/Under 81 (-115)
Posted: 4/3/10 2:00PM ET