One thing every Major League Baseball team will deal with during a season is injuries. When key players go down hurt teams can try to engineer a trade for a replacement, but these transactions are often high-risk propositions. If a team has any ability at all to do so, it is likely to try to fill in for injured players by calling up prospects from the minor leagues who are deemed ready for a shot in The Show. Knowing which teams have strong depth, and knowing which minor-league callups are legit impact players is something the weekly Baseball Swarm must stay abreast of.
Last week’s swarm cooled a bit, with an 8-7 record that would have nonetheless have posted a solid set of high confidence wins had the Brewers not stumbled on Friday against the Chicago White Sox. Even so, the swarm is riding a winning streak since Memorial Day. Here’s how the group sees an abbreviated evening schedule of 10 games today.
Few teams in baseball have been hit as hard by injuries as the St. Louis Cardinals, and yet the Redbirds remain in the thick of things in a competitive National League Central division. Tonight they send Jack Flaherty — a AAA call-up in May who’s assumed a prominent place in the team’s starting rotation — to face the Miami Marlins.
The replay above shows the swarm coming to a rapid consensus on the outcome of this game. The magnets controlled by individual swarm participants are almost unanimous in predicting a Cardinals win by taking the puck to that side of the hex. That the swarm selected this game as at least a 2-run win and attached a high hypothetical dollar confidence to the outcome is a further sign of the group’s conviction. Although this contest was the runner-up for “pick of the night” to the Boston Red Sox over Detroit, it’s still a very confident forecast.
Unanimous AI runs predictive swarms every week for MLB, the NFL and more. Want those picks delivered to your inbox?
The news, information, opinion, and recommendations on this website are for education and entertainment only. This information is not intended to violate any local, state, or federal laws, and all persons using this website are solely responsible for complying with the laws of the jurisdictions in which they reside. Unanimous A.I. is not responsible for the accuracy of any predictions made on this website, and does not recommend using the information on this site for wagering. Unanimous A.I. does not intend to encourage or condone gambling in jurisdictions where it is prohibited or by persons who are under 18 years of age.
