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Julio Teheran is just one Braves starter dominating opposing lineups in the early going.
The Atlanta Braves, many baseball observers believed, were in trouble when they lost both Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy to Tommy John surgery in spring training.
Following the hits to their rotation, the Braves opened the season at the LVH SuperBook at 15-to-1 to win the World Series and stretched to as long as 20-to-1, a price at which we thought they were worth a few dollar investment.
Based on their updated 10-to-1 price, though, it appears Vegas is back on the bandwagon. The adjustment puts the Braves on the same line as the Washington Nationals, Vegas' favorite NL East team prior to opening day.
In spite of the season-ending injuries to their pitching staff, the Braves still boast baseball's best ERA (2.04), and opponent's OPS (.558), and the second best WHIP (1.06). Incumbent starters Julio Teheran (1.47 ERA, 0.93 WHIP) and Alex Wood (1.54 ERA, 0.97 WHIP) are big reasons for the success, but Aaron Harang (0.85 ERA, 0.88 WHIP) and Ervin Santana (1.95 ERA, 0.98 WHIP) have been surprises as well.
Harang, more so than Santana, has been the source of disbelief among baseball fans.
Santana was signed for $14.1 million late in spring training after a solid 2013 in Kansas City (211 IP, 3.24 ERA, 1.14 WHIP), but Harang was picked up only after the Cleveland Indians released the veteran right-hander in late-March.
And the rich will get richer. Lefty Mike Minor is on the verge of returning to the rotation after a bout with shoulder soreness landed him on the disabled list to start 2014.
The pitching figures to come back to earth at some point during the season, but by then, perhaps their offense (19th in average, 26th in runs scored) will have gotten on track.
ODDS TO WIN 2014 WORLD SERIES (last week's odds in parentheses)
DODGERS 5-1
TIGERS 7-1
CARDINALS 7-1 (6-1)
NATIONALS 10-1 (8-1)
BRAVES 10-1 (16-1)
A'S 12-1
YANKEES 14-1
RANGERS 14-1 (16-1)
RED SOX 14-1
GIANTS 16-1
RAYS 18-1
BREWERS 18-1
ANGELS 20-1
ORIOLES 30-1
ROYALS 30-1
INDIANS 35-1
PIRATES 40-1 (35-1)
REDS 40-1 (35-1)
BLUE JAYS 40-1 (35-1)
ROCKIES 50-1
PHILLIES 60-1 (75-1)
MARINERS 60-1 (50-1)
PADRES 75-1
WHITE SOX 75-1
METS 75-1 (100-1)
DIAMONDBACKS 100-1
CUBS 100-1
MARLINS 100-1
TWINS 100-1 (200-1)
ASTROS 300-1
ODDS TO WIN 2014 NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT
DODGERS 12-5
CARDINALS 7-2 (3-1)
NATIONALS 5-1 (4-1)
BRAVES 5-1 (8-1)
GIANTS 8-1
BREWERS 9-1
REDS 20-1 (17-1)
PIRATES 20-1 (17-1)
ROCKIES 25-1
PHILLIES 30-1 (38-1)
PADRES 38-1
METS 38-1 (50-1)
DIAMONDBACKS 50-1
CUBS 50-1
MARLINS 50-1
ODDS TO WIN AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT
TIGERS 11-4 (5-2)
RED SOX 13-2
YANKEES 13-2
RANGERS 13-2 (8-1)
A'S 11-2 (5-2)
RAYS 8-1 (9-1)
ANGELS 9-1 (10-1)
ORIOLES 15-1
ROYALS 15-1
INDIANS 17-1
BLUE JAYS 20-1 (17-1)
MARINERS 30-1 (25-1)
WHITE SOX 37-1
TWINS 50-1 (100-1)
ASTROS 150-1
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