Verlander, deGrom win 2019 Cy Young Awards over Box-Toppers leaders Cole, Strasburg

Gerrit Cole of the Astros, who led all players in 2019 Box-Toppers points and had the fourth-highest single-season point total in Box-Toppers’ 25-year tracking history, fell short of winning baseball’s top pitching prize Wednesday.

Teammate Justin Verlander, who ranked second overall in Box-Toppers points, edged Cole to win the 2019 American League Cy Young Award. Cole finished second in voting. In the National League, Jacob deGrom of the Mets won the Cy Young Award for the second straight year. He finished second among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points behind leader Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals.

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Box-Toppers picks Astros’ Gerrit Cole for AL Cy Young & MVP: A look at our postseason awards ballot

Box-Toppers is casting a vote for the American League Cy Young Award to Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.

We are also casting our vote for AL Most Valuable Player to … Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.

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Mets’ deGrom tops players for Friday, Sept. 20, rises to 6th place; Bieber, Morton maintain top 10 spots

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Indians pitcher Shane Bieber (ranked fourth) and Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (ranked fifth).

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Mets’ deGrom tops players for Monday, Sept. 9; Bieber, Greinke rise in top 10 rankings

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke rises to 10th in season player rankings and rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers “all-time” career points rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Strasburg tops players for Saturday, Aug. 31, extends B-T lead among NL pitchers; Pujols reaches 200 career points

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead among National League pitchers in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels becomes the sixth player—and first batter—to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995. Pujols rises to sixth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.

In addition Saturday, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his first Player of the Game honor in more than a month.

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Red Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Thursday, Aug. 8, reaching 10 Box-Toppers points for 8th straight season

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, reaching 10 Box-Toppers points for the eighth straight season.

Sale struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Sunday, Aug. 4, extending ’19 player rankings lead, rising to 6th in ‘all-time’ career points

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and rising to sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.

Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Indians’ Bieber tops players for Wednesday, July 24; Astros’ Verlander regains player rankings lead

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after falling to second place two days ago. In addition, three other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday—Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (third place), Brewers pitcher Josh Hader (fourth place) and Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin (10th place).

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Giants’ Crawford tops players for Monday, July 15; Angels’ Pujols reclaims 6th place on career points list

Brandon Crawford of the Giants is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Albert Pujols of the Angels reclaimed the sixth-place spot on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as AL wins 2019 All-Star Game

Yankees closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman is Box-Toppers 2019 All-Star Game Player of the Game.

Chapman struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits, no walks and earning the save, in the American League’s 4-3 win Tuesday over the National League.

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Nationals’ Scherzer tops players for Saturday, July 6, rises to 3rd in ’19 player rankings, 6th in ‘all-time’ career points

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and sixth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list.

Also Saturday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to sixth place and Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to seventh place.

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Indians’ Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers’ most deserving player not selected to 2019 All-Star Game

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is the most deserving player not selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.

Bieber has 11.1 Box-Toppers points in 2019, eighth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers. Other key players not chosen for the All-Star Game who rank among Box-Toppers top players this season include Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals and Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox.

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Nationals’ Scherzer tops players for Sunday, June 30, rises to 3rd in season player rankings

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and seventh place in career points since 1995.

Also Sunday, three other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earn Player of the Game honors: Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fifth place, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to seventh place and White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito actually falls one spot to ninth place, despite earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cubs’ Yu Darvish tops players for Saturday, June 15; Indians’ Bieber rises to 9th in player rankings

Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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