After the 8 playoff seeds were selected, favorites to win the WS year-by-year since 2004:
2004: Red Sox, Yankees.
Winner: Red Sox.
2005: White Sox,Yankees.
Winner: White Sox.
2006: Detroit, Mets.
Winner: Cardinals.
2007: Red Sox, Guardians.
Winner: Red Sox.
2008:Red Sox, Angels, Rays.
Winner: Philadelphia.
It's a crap-shoot but some teams have a better chance.