An uncertain top of the rotation. The potential of not having J.D. Martinez. A contract year for Mookie Betts. A perceived lack of organizational depth. All concerns that most would surface when trying to get a read on the Red Sox' chances in 2020.
Evidently, some oddsmakers aren't all that worried.
According to Betonline.ag the Red Sox have the fourth-best chance of all big-league teams to win the World Series, sitting with 12-to-1 odds to win next year's World Series.
The Astros are the favorites at 5-to-1, with the Nationals and Yankees each coming in at 8-to-1. The Red Sox are even with the Dodgers -- a team many identified as the best in baseball for much of the 2019 season.
The Brewers and Mets are directly behind Boston and Los Angeles at 14-to-1. The Orioles are the biggest long-shots at 250-to-1.
Here is the complete list:
Odds to win the 2020 World Series
Houston Astros 5/1
New York Yankees 8/1
Washington Nationals 8/1
Boston Red Sox 12/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 12/1
Milwaukee Brewers 14/1
New York Mets 14/1
Atlanta Braves 16/1
Cleveland Indians 16/1
Minnesota Twins 16/1
Chicago Cubs 20/1
Tampa Bay Rays 20/1
Colorado Rockies 25/1
Philadelphia Phillies 25/1
St Louis Cardinals 25/1
Cincinnati Reds 33/1
Los Angeles Angels 33/1
Oakland Athletics 33/1
San Francisco Giants 33/1
San Diego Padres 40/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 50/1
Chicago White Sox 50/1
Kansas City Royals 50/1
Seattle Mariners 50/1
Texas Rangers 50/1
Miami Marlins 100/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 100/1
Toronto Blue Jays 100/1
Detroit Tigers 150/1
Baltimore Orioles 250/1