St. Louis Cardinals remain Box-Toppers top team; Washington Nationals jump to 10th

The St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the sixth straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (57.0).

The Boston Red Sox remain in second place with 50.0 points.

The Washington Nationals picked up the most points of any team in the past week (6.5), moving up to 10th place on the list. The Nationals have 43.5 for the season.

The Cardinals, which also have the best record in the Majors (43-23) are led by pitcher Shelby Miller (9.7 Box-Toppers points), Adam Wainwright (8.7) and Lance Lynn (8.4). 

The Red Sox, which are tied with the Oakland Athletics for the best record in the American League (41-27) are led by pitcher Clay Buchholz (10.1 Box-Toppers points), designated hitter David Ortiz (5.2) and pitcher Jon Lester (4.7). 

 

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613Top 10 TeamsBTPBTP/wkLast week rank
1Cardinals57.04.71
2Red Sox50.05.02
3Reds48.95.23
4Tigers48.85.24
5Athletics47.75.56
6Pirates45.86.210
7Rangers45.62.05
8Braves43.92.57
9Diamondbacks43.83.08
10Nationals43.56.5Not ranked

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday.

St. Louis Cardinals still atop Box-Toppers team rankings, Oakland A's make big jump to 6th

The St. Louis Cardinals are still atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the fifth straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (52.3) through games of Thursday, June 6.

The Boston Red Sox remain in second place with 45.0 points.

The Oakland Athletics picked up the most points in the past week (7.5), moving up to sixth place on the list. The Athletics have 42.2 for the season.


 

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606Top 10 TeamsBTPBTP/wkLast week rank
1Cardinals52.34.01
2Red Sox45.04.52
3Reds43.75.04
4Tigers43.65.05
5Rangers43.63.53
6Athletics42.27.5Not ranked
7Braves41.46.010
8Diamondbacks40.84.58
9Indians39.81.76
10Pirates39.62.07

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday.

 

St. Louis Cardinals continue to dominate Box-Toppers team rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals are still atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the fourth straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (48.3). The Cardinals also have the best win-loss record in baseball at 35-18.

The Boston Red Sox have moved up to second place from sixth place last week, with 40.5 points.

Last week's number-two team, the Texas Rangers, have slid to third with 40.1 points. The Rangers, however, still have the best win-loss record in the American League at 33-20.

The Tampa Bay Rays picked up the most points in the past week (7.4), moving up to ninth place on the list. The Rays have 35.6 for the season.


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530Top 10 TeamsPtsLast week rank
1Cardinals48.31
2Red Sox40.56
3Rangers40.12
4Reds38.74
5Tigers38.65
6Indians38.13
7Pirates37.67
8Diamondbacks36.39
9Rays35.6Not ranked
10Braves35.48

St. Louis Cardinals perched atop Box-Toppers team rankings for third straight week

The St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the third straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (41.6).

The Texas Rangers remain at the number-two spot with 36.4 points.

The Cleveland Indians picked up the most points in the past week (7.7) and made the biggest jump in Top 10 rankings, moving from seventh place to third. The Indians have 36.1 for the season.

​The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up the most points in the past week among National League teams (6.7), moving them onto the Top 10 at seventh place with 32.6 points.

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523Top 10 TeamsPtsLast week rank
1Cardinals41.61
2Rangers36.42
3Indians36.17
4Reds34.73
5Tigers34.66
6Red Sox34.54
7Pirates32.6Not ranked
8Braves31.910
9Diamondbacks31.89
10Nationals31.55

St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the second straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (36.9) and strengthened their dominant position by picking up more points than any other team in the past week (8.5).

The Texas Rangers remain at the number-two spot with 33.9 points and also picked up more points than any other American League team in the past week (6.5).​

The Cincinnati Reds made the biggest jump in the rankings from 10th place to third, picking up 7.5 points in the past week, giving them 30.2 for the season.​

The Cardinals have the best win-loss record in the National League at 26-14, but the Box-Toppers second-ranked Rangers have the best record in baseball at 27-14.

​The Cardinals are led by pitchers Shelby Miller, who has 7.7 Box-Toppers points and Adam Wainwright, with 6.0. The Rangers are led by pitchers Yu Darvish (8.0) and Derek Holland (4.0). Darvish is also overall leader in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season.

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516Top 10 TeamsPtsLast week rank
1Cardinals36.91
2Rangers33.92
3Reds30.210
4Red Sox29.83
5Nationals29.54
6Tigers29.15
7Indians28.49
8Yankees27.9Not ranked
9Diamondbacks26.18
10Braves25.96

St. Louis Cardinals take top spot in Box-Toppers team power rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals take the top spot in this week's Box-Toppers team power rankings after being ranked second last week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (28.4), followed by the Texas Rangers (27.4). The Rangers were  ranked third last week.

The Cardinals also have the best win-loss record in baseball at 21-12. The Rangers have the best record in the American League at 21-13.

The Boston Red Sox, last week's top team, fell to third place in Box-Toppers team rankings, accumulating the fewest Box-Toppers points of any AL team in the past week, 1.5.

The Cardinals are led by pitchers Lance Lynn, who has 5.7 Box-Toppers points and Adam Wainwright, with 4.0. The Rangers are led by pitchers Yu Darvish (7.0) and Derek Holland (4.0).

The hottest team in the past week has been the Cleveland Indians, accumulating 7.5 Box-Toppers points and rising to ninth place in team power rankings. The hottest National League team of the past week is the Arizona Diamondbacks, picking up 6.7 points and rising to eighth in power rankings.

The coldest team in the past week has been the Los Angeles Dodgers, accumulating no Box-Toppers points. The Dodgers, the Box-Toppers pre-season favorite to win the World Series, ranks 24th out of 30 teams in Box-Toppers power rankings, with 16.5 points. The Box-Toppers pre-season AL favorite team, ​the Toronto Blue Jays, ranks 27th with 15.2 points.

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509Top 10 TeamsPtsLast week rank
1Cardinals28.42
2Rangers27.43
3Red Sox26.11
4Nationals26.04
5Tigers25.45
6Braves24.48
7Orioles23.57
8Diamondbacks23.1Not ranked
9Indians22.7Not ranked
10Reds22.710

Braves top Box-Toppers team power rankings

The Atlanta Braves have moved up in Box-Toppers team power rankings to claim the top spot after being No. 2 last week.

The Braves have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points this season (15.4), followed by last week's top team, the Oakland Athletics (14.0). ​The Braves also have the best record in baseball at 13-2 and are 9-1 in their last 10 games. The A's have the best record in the American League at 12-4.

The Braves are led by pitchers Paul Maholm, the overall Box-Toppers points leader this season (4.7)​ and Tim Hudson (2.7). Nine different Braves have been named Player of the Game this season and have at least one Box-Toppers point.

Nine different A's players have also been named Player of the Game this season, led by first baseman Brandon Moss (with 3.0 Box-Toppers points) and shortstop Jed Lowrie (2.5)​

418Top 10 Teams 
1Braves15.4
2Athletics14.0
3Red Sox13.2
4Rockies13.0
5Cardinals12.5
6Tigers11.9
7Rangers11.7
8Reds11.5
9Nationals11.4
10Diamondbacks10.4