Play Ball! After the long wait the 2013 MLB Season is indeed now underway. For the new age bookie betting on baseball is much more lucrative than any time in the past. This in part is due to internet baseball betting, the parity within Major League Baseball as well as the number of available everyday baseball betting options!
Offshore bookies say that the 2013 MLB season has more story lines than keeping up with the Kardashians! Let’s start by taking a look at a few of the American League teams who have been affected by offseason changes, trades, acquisitions or injuries.
Last year the Houston Astros had the worst record in baseball and bookies are wondering if their move to the American league will make a difference. Pay per head bookies are hoping that the change in scenery will make a positive difference for the bad news Astros, but only time will tell. The Astros open the 2013 MLB season versus the Texas Rangers. Offshore bookies and those who bet on the Astros took a complete bath on them last year and no one wants to see a repeat of this in 2013!
The Yankees once known as murderer’s row are now referred to as the walking wounded. The Yankees will start the 2013 season without Jeter, Teixera, Granderson & Rodriguez who are all starting the year off on the IR. There are speculations by some pay per head bookies that A-rod will never play another game in a Yankee uniform!
The Toronto Blue Jays are hoping their offseason moves will land them in the 2013 World Series. Last Year Ricky Romero ended up being one of the Blue Jays pitching aces and this year he might not even crack the starting rotation do to the offseason acquisitions of Dickey, Johnson, & Buehrle! In 2013 the Blue Jays rank amongst the top teams and for betting purposes they are the odds on favorite to win the AL West and are currently 10 to 1 to win the World Series.
Bookies think that this is the year that the Kansas City Royals will no longer be overlooked and become competitive. They shored up their pitching staff with their offseason addition of Ervin Santana who joins aces Jamie Shields, Bruce Chen and the promising Jeremy Guthrie. The Royals are looking for big things from Francoeur, Butler & Tejada but they will need a few of their young players to step up and do big things in 2013 in order to compete all season long!
The Baltimore Orioles look to build off their surprising success in 2012. The Orioles looked too shore up their pitching staff by adding Freddie Garcia & Scott proctor. Offshore Bookies say if last year was any indication look for the Orioles to get off to a fast start and be atop the AL East when the dust clears!
The new look Boston Red Sox are in a rebuilding phase and are hoping that their youngsters will quickly catch fire and make a name for themselves so that bookies, sports bettors and the Boston faithful will forget all about the 2012 season!
The Tampa Bay Rays are also looking to make a run in 2013 and have added a few new faces such as hurler Roberto Hernandez (aka. Fausto Carmona) as well as x Dodger James Loney. It remains to be seen if these additions will help or hurt the Rays cause!
The Detroit Tigers are again one of the most talented teams in all of baseball but the Tigers seem to falter late in the season the big question is will this year be any different?
Pay per head bookies say that this year’s sleeper in the American League could well be the Chicago White Sox! The Sox are sneaky good and have a nice mix of old veterans and young potential superstars such as Chris Sale and Alexei Ramirez. Head coach Robin Ventura has the Sox players believing that this could once again be their year!
The predicted front runner and favorite to win the American League pennant is of course the Los Angeles Angels. Bookies say that his team is loaded with talented pitching and power and with the addition of Josh Hamilton they could be the new murderers row!
