The Padres were the biggest winner of the MLB trade deadline in the eyes of oddsmakers.
San Diego went from +3500 to +1700 to win the 2025 World Series at BetMGM Sportsbook.
The jump was easily the biggest of any team in the league and the Padres now have the eighth-best odds in baseball to win it all.
BetMGM trading manager Hal Egeland said the Padres were one of a few teams that saw “substantial improvement in their odds.”
“The Padres, per usual, went all out at the deadline bolstering their already talented bullpen,” Egeland said in a press release.
“The NL West race could get interesting with the Padres just 3 games back already.”
San Diego is being given an outside shot at winning the NL West (+750) over the powerhouse Dodgers and the senior circuit (+1000).
Oddmakers are all but assuming they’ll at least nab an NL Wild Card spot, pegging them at -700 to make the playoffs.
Padres general manager A.J. Preller was the busiest front office executive in baseball near the deadline, making several deals to improve their big league roster.
Preller brought flame-throwing closer Mason Miller along with starter J.P. Sears to San Diego in a deal with the A’s, trading away No. 3 overall prospect Leo De Vries and three other top-20 prospects in the Padres’ system.
Shortly after the Miller deal, the Padres acquired Ryan O’Hearn and Ramon Laureano from the Orioles, strengthening their lineup for the stretch run.
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The franchise also held onto starter Dylan Cease and star reliever Robert Suarez despite rumors that they could be on the move.
“The expectation with this group is always to go win a ring, go win a championship,” Preller said Thursday. “That’s the goal.”
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