Shortly after news came out that Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard would undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2020 MLB season, New York's odds to win the World Series sat at +1800.

Those +1800 odds were the seventh-best in baseball.

With roughly two months having passed, the Mets' odds to win the World Series are now +1400, per PointsBet, giving them the sixth-best odds to win it all (with them jumping the Minnesota Twins in that regard).

Here are the full odds:

Los Angeles Dodgers: +300
New York Yankees: +375
Houston Astros: +1000
Atlanta Braves: +1200
Washington Nationals: +1200
New York Mets: +1400
Minnesota Twins: +1600
St. Louis Cardinals: +2000
Philadelphia Phillies: +2500
Los Angeles Angels: +2500
Chicago Cubs: +2500
Cincinnati Reds: +2500
Cleveland Indians: +2500
Tampa Bay Rays: +2500
Chicago White Sox: +3000
Oakland Athletics: +3000
Milwaukee Brewers: +3000
Boston Red Sox: +4000
Arizona Diamondbacks: +4000
San Diego Padres: +5000
Texas Rangers: +6600
Toronto Blue Jays: +10000
Colorado Rockies: +10000
San Francisco Giants: +30000
Pittsburgh Pirates: +30000
Seattle Mariners: +50000
Kansas City Royals: +50000
Detroit Tigers: +100000
Baltimore Orioles: +100000
Miami Marlins: +100000

With the Mets losing such a big piece in Syndergaard, it's fair to wonder what made their World Series odds increase over the last two months as the sport has been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Two potential reasons:

The plan is for the season to be 82 games or so if it resumes, potentially making it easier for the Mets to navigate their way to the postseason due to the schedule being cut in half and the loss of Syndergaard being softened.
The universal DH will be implemented if the 2020 season is played, and the Mets -- with Yoenis Cespedes, J.D. Davis, Dominic Smith, and Robinson Cano all expected to be on the roster -- are arguably in the best position of all National League teams to take advantage of it.

What this all means if/when the season begins remains to be seen, but it can be argued that the Mets are in better spot now than they were in two months ago.

*An example for the above odds: Odds with a + in front shows how much money would be won on a $100 bet. Odds with a - in front shows how much you need to bet in order to win $100.

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