Phillies World Series odds following Bryce Harper signing

Several weeks back MetroBet highlighted the rise of the Phillies 2019 World Series odds thanks to the team’s trade for catcher J.T. Realmuto. Most sportsbooks adjusted given that catchers make a difference in three phases of a baseball game: with the bat, the management of a pitching staff, and on defense.

But how dramatic does an MLB futures line shift when a team signs arguably the best player in all of baseball?

We saw on Thursday with the news that the Phils had finally inked Bryce Harper to a mammoth contract.

At SugarHouse sportsbook in Philly, here were the changes.

World Series +1200 to +1000

National League +600 to +500

NL East +240 to +185

Win total: 87.0 to 88.5

SugarHouse Vice President and General Counsel Evan Davis weighed in on the line changes.

“Any speculation regarding whether Bryce Harper would sign with Philadelphia was factored into our futures lines, as is the case with any future uncertainties,” Davis told MetroBet shortly after the Harper signing became official. “Now that it looks like he’ll be wearing Phillies pinstripes, we’ve seen additional line movement, which reflects that this prior uncertainty has now become a reality.”

At FanDuel Sportsbook, which is currently operating online in New Jersey, the Phillies’ World Series title odds went from +1800 to +1300. That’s an incredible +500 change all due to one player.

With the signing, the Phillies leapfrogged the Braves and Brewers in World Series odds. Here are FanDuel’s updated Fall Classic odds.

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Yankees +600

Red Sox +650

Astros +650

Dodgers +750

Indians +1100

Cubs +1200

Phillies +1300

Braves +1400

Brewers +1400

Vegas oddsmaker Matt Lindeman bumped up the Phillies’ win total from 86.5 to 89.5 following the Harper news, changed the National League pennant odds from +700 to +500 and altered the Phils’ World Series odds from +1400 to +1000.

At Westgate Superbook, the Phillies went from 14/1 World Series odds Thursday morning to 12/1 odds on Thursday afternoon. The Phillies also moved past the Cubs in win total over/under, as Chicago is now slated for 89 wins with the Phils at 89.5

At Caesars, the Phillies are now 10/1 odds to win it all.

At 888 Sport, which has mobile in New Jersey, the Phillies now have the fifth best odds to win it all in 2019. Here are the 888 futures.