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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.
Scherzer has earned 50.7 Box-Toppers points over 2016 and 2017. He ranked first in 2016 with 25.7 and second in 2017 with 25.0. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led players in Box-Toppers two-season point totals for each of the past four seasons, falls to second place this year with 47.5 points.
Read MoreBox-Toppers points leaders took home three of the six major postseason awards in 2017 as voted by baseball writers—both Rookie of the Year honors and the NL Cy Young Award.
Read MoreGiancarlo Stanton of the Marlins, who ranked second among National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points, was named NL Most Valuable Player Thursday.
But Jose Altuve of the Astros was named American League MVP despite his low Box-Toppers rankings—with just 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, he ranked 90th among AL batters and 387th among all players.
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How can it be that likely 2017 American League Most Valuable Player Jose Altuve has only 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season?
Or should the question be: How is Jose Altuve even considered a candidate for AL MVP when he has only 2.5 Box-Toppers points?
Read MoreOnly 7 of 17 Silver Slugger Award winners also led their position in Box-Toppers points
Read MoreChris Sale tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players in 2017. Indians, Nationals and Astros each have seven players on the list, most of any team.
Read MoreBox-Toppers pitching leaders and top rookies are among the finalists for the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors. But Box-Toppers batting leaders are excluded from the list of finalists for Most Valuable Player Awards.
Read MoreThe Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2017 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to the batters—eight in the NL and nine (including the designated hitter) in the AL—are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen and Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals are Box-Toppers Players of the Game in Saturday’s pair of National League League Division Series games.
Read MoreJake Lamb of the Diamondbacks is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s National League Wild Card game.
Lamb went 4-for-5, scoring three times, in the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-8 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Box-Toppers 2017 Player of the Year, finishing the season with the most Box-Toppers points among all players.
Sale earned 25.1 points in 2017, finishing just 0.1 point ahead of second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (25.0).
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The Cleveland Indians finish the season atop Box-Toppers team rankings.
But the Los Angeles Dodgers, who led much of the season, rebounded after a late-season slump, rising to top National League teams and were baseball’s hottest team in the final days of the season.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yu Darvish is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Darvish struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 9-3 win over the Padres.
Read MoreRays pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and is one of three players Saturday to reach 10 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Odorizzi struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and two walks, in the 9-6 win over the Orioles.
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Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers team rankings report, passing last week’s leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
Sale now has 25.1 Box-Toppers points, passing both Kershaw (23.1) and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (24.0). However, both Kershaw and Scherzer could pass Sale in their starts Sunday—Kershaw would need to earn Player of the Day honors (worth 2.0 points) and Scherzer would need to earn at least NL Player of the Day honors (worth 1.7 points).
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The Cleveland Indians top Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week, though the Los Angeles Dodgers briefly retook the lead in the past week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals continue to lead National League teams for the second week and the Boston Red Sox are the hottest team of the past week.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw clings to the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead.
Kershaw has 23.1 Box-Toppers points, his same total as a week ago. But Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale now also has 23.1 points on the season, the same total as Kershaw. But Kershaw ranks higher on a tiebreaker—he had more 2016 Box-Toppers points, 24.4 vs. 13.4.
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The Cleveland Indians, on a 22-game winning streak, have risen to top Box-Toppers weekly team rankings, while the once-dominant Los Angeles Dodgers have fallen from first to third place.
The Indians are also Box-Toppers hottest team for the second week in a row. Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals have risen to lead National League teams, ending the Dodgers’ 11-week reign atop the NL.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer failed in his chance to take the 2017 Box-Toppers points lead after he did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s loss Wednesday.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, the third day in a row an Indians pitcher has earned that honor. Clevinger also becomes the 26th player this season to reach 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer failed to retake the Box-Toppers player rankings lead after he did not earn Player of the Game honors in his start, a win over the Phillies. That gives Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale the chance to take the lead in his start Saturday against the Rays.
Read MoreBox-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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.