Welcome in to BettingPros. It’s time to look ahead to the futures market in the National League because baseball season begins tomorrow. To help us do it, we’ve got Chris Welsh and Scott Bogman joining us. And in case you missed it, we broke down the American League last week, so go back and check that out.
Let’s get into our National League Hard Rock Best Bets for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.
Joe Pisapia’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Freddy Peralta Over 200 Strikeouts (+220)
For me, this is a simple one: Freddy Peralta.
Three years in a row, he’s had at least 200 strikeouts. Pitching in a contract year, I do think they let him go out there a little bit more – maybe an extra start or two or another inning here and there.
I think that’s going to add up at the end of the day. For him to essentially stay healthy and make around 30 starts, +220 isn’t a bad price.
So give me Freddy Peralta to go over 200 strikeouts.
Joe Pisapia’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Freddy Peralta Over 200 Strikeouts (+220)
Chris Welsh’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Corbin Carroll to Lead MLB in Triples (+235)
Looking over in the NL, I was bouncing around a bunch of different things and I came across this:
There were only four players in 2025 that had double-digit triples. Only four players. The player with the least amount of games played had the most triples – and hit four more than the next guy. That was Corbin Carroll. I’m going with him at +235.
Carroll led the league with 17 triples last year. Number two was Jarren Duran, who had 13 – and Duran played 14 more games than Carroll.
He easily led the league in triples last year. Projections believe it. And you’re getting this at almost 2.5-1.
Those odds for Corbin Carroll to lead the league in triples when he did it last year, is projected to do it again, and could even benefit from suppressed power.
Chris Welsh’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Corbin Carroll to Lead MLB in Triples (+235)
Scott Bogman’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Edwin Díaz to Lead MLB in Saves (+400)
I’ll go with Edwin Díaz to lead the league in saves this year.
The Dodgers are obviously projected to win the most games and Edwin Díaz is one of the best closers in the league.
I did consider some alternate markets, like if he gets 40 or 50 saves, but honestly, 50 probably leads the league anyway. Last season, Carlos Estevez led with 42. Then Suarez had 40, and Andres Munoz had 38. That was the top of the board.
I think the Dodgers go out and get a guy like Edwin Díaz because they had so many blown saves last year.
If he cuts those blown saves in half and he’s the closer all year, he leads the league easily – and you’re getting +400.
Scott Bogman’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Edwin Díaz to Lead MLB in Saves (4-1)
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