Stanton swung for 37 dingers last season, good for a tie for second for the home run title.  He enters 2015 as the co-favorite, at 8-to-1 odds at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, to finish atop the list this season.

Jose Abreu of the White Sox, who hit 36 homers last season, shares co-favorite status.

The Mariners’ Nelson Cruz, who won the title last year with 40 home runs, is a 60-1 long shot to repeat. Paul Goldschmidt, who had just 19 homers last year, is projected for improvement, is offered at 20-to-1.

2015 HOMERUN TITLE ODDS GIANCARLO STANTON 8-1 JOSE ABREU 8-1 EDWIN ENCARNACION 12-1 CHRIS DAVIS 12-1 JOSE BAUTISTA 18-1 MIGUEL CABRERA 18-1 MIKE TROUT 20-1 ANTHONY RIZZO 18 -1 PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT 20-1 CHRIS CARTER 25-1 MARK TRUMBO 25-1 GEORGE SPRINGER 25-1 JOSH DONALDSON 25-1 TROY TULOWITZKI 25-1 BRYCE HARPER 25-1 CARLOS GONZALEZ 30-1 JAY BRUCE 40-1 ADAM JONES 40-1 ALBERT PUJOLS 40-1 PRINCE FIELDER 40-1 AVISAIL GARCIA 50-1 EVAN GATTIS 50-1 EVAN LONGORIA 60-1 GREGORY POLANCO 60-1 JOSH HAMILTON 60-1 KRIS BRYANT 60-1 MATT ADAMS 60-1 PABLO SANDOVAL 60-1 RYAN BRAUN 60-1 YASMANY TOMAS 60-1 NELSON CRUZ 60-1 JOEY VOTTO 100-1 STEVE PEARCE 100-1 VICTOR MARTINEZ 100-1 ADAM LAROCHE 100-1 ADRIAN GONZALEZ 100-1 ANDREW McCUTCHEN 100-1 DAVID ORTIZ 100-1 FREDDIE FREEMAN 100-1 HANLEY RAMIREZ 100-1 JASON HEYWARD 100-1 JORGE SOLER 100-1 JUSTIN UPTON 100-1 LUCAS DUDA 100-1 MATT KEMP 100-1 TODD FRAZIER 100-1 WILL MYERS 100-1 YASIEL PUIG 100-1 YOENIS CESPEDES 100-1 FIELD 10-1

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