2024 Toronto Blue Jays Odds: Betting Futures this Season

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Spring training is here and the MLB season is now very much upon us. While hope springs eternal for every team in the league at this time of year, the reality is that we already have a very good idea about the teams that are likely to still be playing beyond the end of the regular season. Besides the obvious favorites, there are a few dark horses that could potentially make some noise if they can steer clear of injury and have some things go their way. I would suggest that the Toronto Blue Jays are in that group, as they have a very good team, albeit in a ridiculously tough division. Let’s take a closer look at the 2023 MLB betting analysis for Blue Jays and how they might make out this season .

Analyzing Teams for Betting and Picks in the 2023 MLB Season

The Blue Jays in 2022

While it looked for a while as though the Yankees were going to shatter all kinds of records and put together a season for the ages, the Toronto Blue Jays kept plucking away and eventually closed the gap down to 7 games, going 92-70 in the process. That record was enough to get them into the postseason, where they were swept by the Mariners in the Wild Card.

The obvious strengths of the Blue Jays in 2022 were on the offensive side of the ball, hammering in 807 runs on the season, which was second only to the juggernaut LA Dodgers. What this team didn’t get, and which was especially obvious in the postseason, was a reliable outings from their starters.

The question heading into 2023 is whether the pitching staff can hold up their end of the bargain, as I don’t expect the bats to cool off anytime soon.

The Blue Jays in 2023

It is most likely to be another offensive slugfest from the Blue Jays, with Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette once again ready to inflict some pain on opposing pitchers. Guerrero had 32 HR and 97 RBI last season, numbers that I think he can improve in this time around, while Bichette led the team in batting average at .290. As we mentioned earlier, the pitching staff did not really get the job done, although Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman put in decent efforts. Hyun Jin Ryu struggled with injuries, so hopefully he can stay healthy.

A bounce back season from Jose Berrios could also help the cause. The Blue Jays front office didn’t do much in the offseason, so they must be somewhat comfortable with the pieces they have, although we will see if they feel the same way when the trade deadline rolls around.

The bookies seem to like their chances to, as the Blue Jays are currently sitting at +490 to win the AL Pennant.

Prediction for 2023

Getting past the Yankees to win the division seems like a bit of an ask, but if the Blue Jays pitching can improve this season, it might not prove to be a bridge too far. Either way, I think this team is more than good enough to at least nab themselves a Wild Card spot, after which anything can happen. Again, this is a team that will have the offense, but until we see the arms go to work, all bets are off, in my opinion.

Previous Betting News

We were all very excited about the start of the upcoming baseball season, but that excitement is now on hold for a few more weeks. There are a lot of different dates and timelines flying around at the moment, but the reality is that no-one knows for sure when the new MLB season will begin. It’s more than a little disappointing for those of us who love this sport, but it also gives us some more time to evaluate how things might play out once the regular season does eventually begin. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s check the MLB Odds and World Series Odds for the Toronto Blue Jays 2020 Season.

Toronto Blue Jays Analysis Before 2020 Season Start

Toronto Blue Jays 2019 Season Performance

Back in the 2015 and 2016 seasons, the Blue Jays were stacked and took a run at the World Series, losing in the ALCS in both of those seasons. As a small market team, Toronto was forced to move on their priciest assets and rebuild from the ground up, which is what they are in the process of doing right now. Last year was a tough one for the Jays, as they ended the season in 4^th in the AL East with a season record of 67-95.

In terms of wins, it has been diminishing returns for the Blue Jays since the 2016 season, with their win total dropping in in each season after than one. The Blue Jays managed 726 runs last year, which was not a particularly great total, while surrendering 828 runs and using no less than 21 different starters over the course of the year.

The Blue Jays have a nice core of young talent in their lone-up, but they are still a little tight on money, which means that they can’t really afford to surround those guys with some solid veterans.

Toronto Blue Jays Offseason Moves

Over the course of the last two seasons, the Blue Jays have shipped out 8 different players in an effort to cut salary and make space for upcoming prospects. They have tried to fill the holes in free agency, with most of their financial outlay going towards starting pitchers. As you can probably tell from the number of starters they had last year and the number of runs conceded, filling those spots was job 1. The Blue Jays brought in Tanner Roark, Hyun-Jin Ryu, and Shun Yamaguchi to the pitching staff, while also adding a couple of different outfield pieces. This is the year when the Blue Jays expect to start seeing things begin to trend upwards, but time will tell just how high that trend goes.

How the Bookies See the Toronto Blue Jays

 It is perhaps no real surprise that the Toronto Blue Jays are coming into this season as one of the bigger underdogs in both their division and for the World Series. The bookies currently have them at +5000 to win the AL East and +10000 to win the World Series. It would be a brave person who played any kind of real money on Toronto this season, as we are realistically looking at them finishing 4^th in the AL East.