The Tampa Bay Rays rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.
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The Tampa Bay Rays rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreThe Seattle Mariners lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2019 season.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets are the top-ranked National League team and the Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers picks the New York Yankees to beat the Chicago Cubs in the 2019 World Series.
In addition, Box-Toppers projects the Yankees will win 111 games in 2019, one of four teams projected to win 100 or more games this season. All 2018 American League playoff teams are projected to return to the postseason, while three different teams are forecast for the National League postseason—the Nationals, Phillies and Mets.
Read MoreThe New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2019 preseason rankings, rising from second place at the end of the 2018 season.
The 2018 World Series-champion Boston Red Sox fall from first at the end of last season to second place in the 2019 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Arizona Diamondbacks had the biggest decline.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over both the past two seasons and past six seasons.
Scherzer has the most Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons (50.1 over 2017 and 2018) and the most points over the past six seasons (137.0 from 2013 to 2018).
Read MoreThe Colorado Rockies visit the Chicago Cubs in the National League one-game Wild Card playoff game Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox finish the season atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading all teams for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their lead among National League teams as they and the Houston Astros were the hottest two teams of the season’s final 10 days.
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks squeak past the Chicago Cubs to top National League teams and the St. Louis Cardinals are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreThe Cleveland Indians had the most players—seven–among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2018 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Five teams were tied for the second-most players with six players each among the top 100—the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners.
Read MoreJean Segura of the Mariners is Box-Toppers 2018 All-Star Player of the Game.
Segura hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, three-run, pinch-hit homer, in the American League’s 8-6, 10-inning win over the National League. Segura went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Read MoreThe Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Colorado Rockies are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreFrancisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras are among the players rising onto Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting coming to a close today (Thursday, July 5), here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Read MoreJ.D. Martinez, Zack Greinke and Joc Pederson are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Read MoreThe Houston Astros lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Seattle Mariners are the week’s hottest team for the second week in a row.
Read MoreThe Houston Astros lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Seattle Mariners are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreThe Box-Toppers All-Star teams for 2012-17 consist of the best players over the past six seasons, which includes 12 of the 27 players who are also on Box-Toppers 2016-17 All-Star teams.
Also, among the 27 players on the teams, there are 11 players who are on Box-Toppers 2017 All-Star teams and 10 who are on All-Star teams over all three time spans—for 2017, for 2016-17 and for 2012-17.Leading the 2012-17 All-Stars is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who ranks first in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons with 147.2.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past six seasons while Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past two seasons.
Kershaw leads all players in Box-Toppers points over 2012-2017 with 147.2, ahead of Scherzer, in second place with 128.9.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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.
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.