The New York Yankees lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second straight week and are also the week’s hottest team.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2022 team rankings through games of Thursday, June 16. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from June 10 to June 16. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank on June 9.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yankees | 60.1 | +8.4 | 1 |
| 2 | Padres | 51.9 | +7.9 | 5 |
| 3 | Mets | 50.1 | +4.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Brewers | 48.2 | +2.0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dodgers | 47.7 | +3.0 | 4 |
| 6 | Astros | 47.6 | +3.7 | 6 |
| 7 | Twins | 45.8 | +4.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Braves | 43.9 | +7.7 | 12 |
| 9 | Cardinals | 42.4 | +5.5 | 10 |
| 10 | Rays | 42.2 | +1.0 | 8 |
| 11 | Blue Jays | 41.7 | +5.5 | 13 |
| 12 | Giants | 40.9 | +5.7 | 14 |
| 13 | Angels | 40.9 | +3.5 | 9 |
| 14 | Red Sox | 40.4 | +4.0 | 11 |
| 15 | Phillies | 38.9 | +5.0 | 15 |
| 16 | Guardians | 37.1 | +5.5 | 16 |
| 17 | Rangers | 35.5 | +5.0 | 20 |
| 18 | Marlins | 34.6 | +3.0 | 17 |
| 19 | White Sox | 33.7 | +5.0 | 22 |
| 20 | Diamondbacks | 33.0 | +2.0 | 18 |
| 21 | Rockies | 32.5 | +2.0 | 19 |
| 22 | Mariners | 31.9 | +2.0 | 21 |
| 23 | Orioles | 30.0 | +4.5 | 25 |
| 24 | Tigers | 27.2 | +1.0 | 23 |
| 25 | Nationals | 26.9 | +3.0 | 27 |
| 26 | Royals | 26.2 | +3.0 | 28 |
| 27 | Reds | 26.0 | +4.0 | 29 |
| 28 | Pirates | 26.0 | +1.0 | 26 |
| 29 | Cubs | 25.9 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 30 | Athletics | 22.0 | +2.0 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres rise to lead National League teams, passing the Milwaukee Brewers, who have led NL teams the past six weeks.
Yankees players have accumulated 60.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 8.4 in the past week, most among all teams. They lead AL teams in Box-Toppers points for the sixth straight week and have baseball’s best winning percentage (.746).
The Yankees are led by pitcher Gerrit Cole (8.4 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players and fifth among AL pitchers). The Yankees top batter is Aaron Judge (5.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL batters). There are 19 different Yankees players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022.
The Padres lead NL teams with 51.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 7.9 points in the past week, most among NL teams, and rise from fifth to second place overall. The Padres pass the previous NL leading team, the Milwaukee Brewers, who fall from second to fourth overall with 48.2 points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week.
The Padres have the second-best winning percentage among NL teams (.631), behind the New York Mets (.646). The Mets are third in Box-Toppers team rankings with 50.1 Box-Toppers points.
The Padres are led by pitcher Joe Musgrove, who leads all players with 11.4 Box-Toppers points. The Padres top batter is Manny Machado (5.5 Box-Toppers points, third among NL batters). There are 15 different Padres players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022.
The Atlanta Braves made the biggest jump in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, rising four spots from 12th to eighth with 43.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 7.7 in the past week.
The Chicago Cubs had the biggest drop in Box-Toppers team rankings, falling five spots from 24th to 29th with 25.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week.
The Oakland Athletics rank in 30th and last place in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week with 22.0 points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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