By Spike Eskin
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Phillies haven't had a great start to the 2013 season. At 6-7, the bats have gone silent of late, the starting pitching hasn't been as good as many expected, and the bullpen hasn't been a strength either.
Perhaps because of the slow start, Charlie Manuel is the favorite to be the first manager fired in Major League Baseball this year, according to Bovada, an offshore sports book. Manuel is 4/1 to be the first one let go, followed by Bud Black at 9/2, and Ron Gardenhire at 5/1.
Manuel is in the last year of his contract, and Ryne Sandberg has often been considered to be the "manager in waiting" for the Philies.
The slow start has dropped the Phillies odds to win the World Series to 30/1. The Detroit Tigers are the favorite at 7/1, and the Braves are now second most likely at 15/2.
The Phillies are 15/1 odds to win the National League title, and 13/2 to win the NL East.
Complete list of Bovada odds:
Who will be the first manager to be fired?
Charlie Manuel 4/1
Bud Black 9/2
Ron Gardenhire 5/1
Ron Roenicke 7/1
Joe Girardi 15/2
Eric Wedge 8/1
Ned Yost 9/1
Terry Collins 10/1
Clint Hurdle 10/1
Mike Scioscia 12/1
John Gibbons 20/1
Odds to win the 2013 World Series
Detroit Tigers 7/1
Atlanta Braves 15/2
Washington Nationals 8/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 10/1
Los Angeles Angels 12/1
San Francisco Giants 12/1
Toronto Blue Jays 12/1
Cincinnati Reds 14/1
Texas Rangers 14/1
Oakland Athletics 16/1
St. Louis Cardinals 16/1
Boston Red Sox 20/1
New York Yankees 20/1
Baltimore Orioles 25/1
Tampa Bay Rays 28/1
Philadelphia Phillies 30/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 33/1
Kansas City Royals 40/1
Chicago White Sox 50/1
Colorado Rockies 50/1
Cleveland Indians 66/1
New York Mets 66/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 66/1
Milwaukee Brewers 100/1
Minnesota Twins 100/1
Seattle Mariners 100/1
Chicago Cubs 150/1
San Diego Padres 150/1
Houston Astros 500/1
Miami Marlins 1000/1
Odds to win the 2013 AL Pennant
Detroit Tigers 4/1
Los Angeles Angels 5/1
Texas Rangers 13/2
Toronto Blue Jays 13/2
Oakland Athletics 8/1
Boston Red Sox 10/1
New York Yankees 10/1
Baltimore Orioles 12/1
Tampa Bay Rays 14/1
Kansas City Royals 18/1
Chicago White Sox 22/1
Cleveland Indians 25/1
Minnesota Twins 50/1
Seattle Mariners 50/1
Houston Astros 200/1
Odds to win the 2013 NL Pennant
Atlanta Braves 7/2
Washington Nationals 4/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 9/2
Cincinnati Reds 6/1
San Francisco Giants 6/1
St. Louis Cardinals 8/1
Philadelphia Phillies 15/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 16/1
Colorado Rockies 25/1
New York Mets 33/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 33/1
Milwaukee Brewers 40/1
Chicago Cubs 66/1
San Diego Padres 75/1
Miami Marlins 350/1
Odds to Win the 2013 AL East
Toronto Blue Jays 5/2
Boston Red Sox 11/4
New York Yankees 3/1
Baltimore Orioles 9/2
Tampa Bay Rays 9/2
Odds to Win the 2013 AL Central
Detroit Tigers 2/7
Kansas City Royals 11/2
Cleveland Indians 9/1
Chicago White Sox 12/1
Minnesota Twins 20/1
Odds to Win the 2013 AL West
Oakland Athletics 9/5
Texas Rangers 7/4
Los Angeles Angels 7/4
Seattle Mariners 18/1
Houston Astros 200/1
Odds to Win the 2013 NL East
Atlanta Braves 1/1
Washington Nationals 6/5
Philadelphia Phillies 13/2
New York Mets 12/1
Miami Marlins 200/1
Odds to Win the 2013 NL Central
Cincinnati Reds 10/11
St. Louis Cardinals 7/5
Pittsburgh Pirates 7/1
Milwaukee Brewers 18/1
Chicago Cubs 25/1
Odds to Win the 2013 NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers 7/5
San Francisco Giants 7/5
Arizona Diamondbacks 9/2
Colorado Rockies 7/1
San Diego Padres 40/1
