Exploring the National League's Top Contenders in 2024

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00:00When we look at the National League, it's a bit more clear cut, unless you can introduce

00:07a fourth team to this conversation that you think could make noise, but for most, it's

00:11a three-team race.

00:12Take us into the National League.

00:14Well, no Spencer Strider for me really hurts the Braves.

00:18Now, it's not hurting them as much of the odds, which is kind of funny when you look

00:21at it, plus 250.

00:23The Dodgers, again, very public, plus 145, not getting the best number.

00:27I keep going back to the Phillies here, because the Phillies have an MVP candidate in Bryce

00:31Harper.

00:32Eventually, some of these other guys are going to hit.

00:34Now, Bryson Stott is hit.

00:36You know, Trey Turner's going to be out for a while, but he'll eventually come back.

00:39I think when you come to the Philadelphia Phillies, you're looking at a team here where

00:44you have Zach Wheeler, who's been the best pitcher in the National League.

00:46You have Aaron Noah.

00:47The rest of this rotation's been good.

00:50The Phillies are an extremely intriguing piece, and they are one of the few teams, Matt, that

00:54when games start to matter at the end of the year, the Philadelphia Phillies have a

00:58home-field advantage, because that place is bananas.

01:02So you can't say that about a lot of stadiums in a lot of cities nowadays.

01:06You can still say it about Philly.

01:08And looking at the National League, it's going to take whatever team that's going to come

01:11out of the National League East, it looks like they could challenge the Dodgers.

01:14Maybe the Nationals can make some noise.

01:16I'm kidding.

01:17Let's go to the World Series now and see where do we finally land before the segment ends.

01:21See, we said nice things for Sam, and now we're taking it all back.

01:24Look, you're looking again.

01:26The Phillies are plus 950.

01:28The Orioles are plus 1100.

01:30We have very easy World Series, wouldn't it, right?

01:32And I think to invest in both of them right now would be really smart, because I think

01:36you might get...

01:37I mean, you could win here already.

01:38You invest in both and it ends up being the World Series with these two teams playing

01:41each other.

01:42I think you've already won.