📋 Quick Hits Recap — Saturday April 18
Backtest. simulated results, today's model calibration replayed on past games using only pre-game data. This edition was not published on this date. Live editions started September 30, 2026.
Saturday: 2 of 9 (22%) on our free and members calls.
☀️ Early
- ❌ Free: Trevor Larnach (Minnesota Twins) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-3, BB
- ❌ 🔒 Members: Byron Buxton (Minnesota Twins) — R+RBI 1+ · 1-for-5
🌤️ Midday
- ❌ Free: Miguel Vargas (Chicago White Sox) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-4, 2 BB
- ❌ Free: CJ Abrams (Washington Nationals) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-5, BB
- ✅ 🔒 Members: Kevin McGonigle (Detroit Tigers) — H+R+RBI 2+ · 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
🌙 Night
- ✅ Free: Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 2-for-3, 3B, BB
- ❌ Free: Andy Pages (Los Angeles Dodgers) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-4
- ❌ 🔒 Members: Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres) — R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-5
- ❌ 🔒 Team call: Los Angeles Dodgers to win vs. Colorado Rockies
🔒 Members picks are unlocked day-of on Winible and revealed here the next morning.
🔥 Above and beyond
- Kevin McGonigle (Detroit Tigers): we called H+R+RBI 2+ and he went 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI.
- Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers): we called H+R+RBI 1+ and he went 2-for-3, 3B, BB.
😤 So close
- Miguel Vargas (Chicago White Sox), H+R+RBI 1+: 0-for-4, 2 BB, finished one hit, run or RBI short.
📊 Record: regular season backtest through Apr 18
- Free picks (The Steady Ones): 65 of 92 (71%)
- Members card (free + members picks): 133 of 217 (61.3%)
Every call is graded against the official box score the next morning, wins and losses.