Many teams wanted Juan Soto, but only one could land the generational talent, and that team was the San Diego Padres.
The Padres and Washington Nationals have agreed on a deal that will send Soto and Josh Bell to San Diego for several young players – you can read full details of the trade here.
Soto alone would have improved the Padres’ outlook for the season, but to also get Bell, who’s in the midst of a career year, was a coup. World Series title odds reflect just how big a win this was for the Padres. On Monday, they had +2000 odds to win the World Series at Tipico Sportsbook. After news of the trade, those odds shortened to +1200, leaping the Brewers (+1500) and Blue Jays (+1300).
They saw similar movement at other sportsbooks.
🚨 PADRES ODDS MOVEMENT 🚨
World Series Winner:
+2000 (as of this AM) ➡️ +1200NLCS Winner:
+950 ➡️ +500— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) August 2, 2022
The Padres have moved from 20/1 to 11/1 to win the World Series 👀pic.twitter.com/2CT1V8E5zx
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) August 2, 2022
Padres are now +1200 to win the WS with Juan Soto pic.twitter.com/cxthpjQxQ0
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) August 2, 2022
The Padres, who are up two games on the Phillies for the second Wild Card spot and 4.5 games behind the Braves for the first spot, now have the sixth-shortest odds to win it all. Only the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros, Mets and Braves have shorter odds.
They’re unlikely to make up a 12-game deficit to the Dodgers in the NL West, but the Braves and that top Wild Card are certainly in play with Soto in tow. Once the postseason begins, anything can happen.
