Landing a pair of aces to front a once-ragged rotation has thrust the San Diego Padres near the top of the 2021 World Series odds. The Padres jumped from 12-1 to 7-1 at SportsBetting.com to win the World Series behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1) and New York Yankees (6-1). San Diego entered the playoffs as a wild card last season and outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals in a wild opening-round series in which pitching was a problem for the Padres due to injuries and quality in the rotation. The Padres might have solved that problem this week. San Diego’s rotation after a flurry of moves could include adding ace starting pitchers Blake Snell (Tampa Bay Rays) and Yu Darvish (Chicago Cubs), putting the team in position to compete in a series with frontloaded favorites like the Dodgers. The Los Angeles rotation is anchored by Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw. Tampa Bay dropped from 11-1 to 14-1 after losing Snell. The Cubs dropped to 40-1 from 25-1 last week. Complete World Series odds from SportsBetting.com: Los Angeles Dodgers 4/1 New York Yankees 6/1 San Diego Padres 7/1 Atlanta Braves 11/1 Chicago White Sox 14/1 New York Mets 14/1 Tampa Bay Rays 16/1 Minnesota Twins 18/1 Houston Astros 20/1 Oakland Athletics 20/1 Cleveland Indians 25/1 Toronto Blue Jays 28/1 Cincinnati Reds 33/1 Los Angeles Angels 35/1 Boston Red Sox 40/1 Chicago Cubs 40/1 Philadelphia Phillies 40/1 St. Louis Cardinals 40/1 Washington Nationals 40/1 Milwaukee Brewers 50/1 Miami Marlins 66/1 Arizona Diamondbacks 80/1 San Francisco Giants 80/1 Baltimore Orioles 100/1 Colorado Rockies 100/1 Seattle Mariners 100/1 Detroit Tigers 125/1 Kansas City Royals 125/1 Texas Rangers 125/1 Pittsburgh Pirates 200/1 --Field Level Media