Five Reasons the KC Royals Are Projected to Win the World Series

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The Kansas City Royals have already made a huge splash in the 2014 Major League post season, winning their Wild Card game in dramatic fashion, and sweeping the Los Angeles Angels in three games.

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I’m about to throw you a stat that will blow your mind: As of October 8th, 2014, days away from the beginning of the ALCS, the Kansas City Royals hold the highest odds in Major League Baseball to win the World Series.

You heard me right, the KC Royals’ odds lead the league at 35.9%. That’s higher than the Cardinals who sit at 25.3%, the Giants who sit at 22.5%, and the Orioles who sit at 16.1%. This is all according to mathematics and statistics done by FanGraphs.

In my opinion, there are five reasons for this: