Players named to ‘All-MLB’ teams rarely coincided with 2020 Box-Toppers points leaders

Selections for Major League Baseball’s 2020 “All-MLB” teams announced this past week rarely coincided with the season’s Box-Toppers points leaders.

Only one All-MLB First Team batter was among the Box-Toppers points leaders at his position—Marcell Ozuna of the Braves led all designated hitters with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. However, three of the four All-MLB First Team starting pitchers were also among the top three players in Box-Toppers points for 2020—Shane Bieber of the Indians (11.4), Trevor Bauer of the Reds (10.0) and Yu Darvish of the Cubs (9.7).

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Awards wrap-up: Box-Toppers points leaders win 2 of 6 major postseason awards in 2020

Box-Toppers points leaders won two of the six major postseason awards for 2020.

Both Cy Young Award winners also led their league’s pitchers in Box-Toppers points in 2020—AL winner Shane Bieber of the Indians led AL pitchers with 11.4 and NL winner Trevor Bauer of the Reds led NL pitchers with 10.0. Bieber and Bauer also were Box-Toppers top two ranked players in 2020, the only two who earned 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points in the pandemic-shortened season.

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Abreu, Freeman win MVP Awards ahead of Box-Toppers batting leaders Voit, Ozuna

Jose Abreu of the White Sox and Freddie Freeman of the Braves were voted 2020 Most Valuable Players Thursday, ahead of other Box-Toppers points leaders.

Abreu, who ranked sixth in Box-Toppers points among American League batters with 4.5, was voted AL MVP. Freeman, who ranked eighth in Box-Toppers points among National League batters with 3.5, was voted NL MVP.

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How 2020 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Only three of the 18 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards this week also were among the leaders at their positions in 2020 Box-Toppers point totals.

The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers analyzes traditional box scores and tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.

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A look at 2020 baseball awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Box-Toppers’ top two ranked pitchers are finalists for 2020 Cy Young Awards.

However, Box-Toppers’ top batters are not among the finalists for 2020 Most Valuable Player Awards.

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Indians’ Triston McKenzie tops players for Saturday, Aug. 22 in his Major League debut

Indians pitcher Triston McKenzie, making his Major League debut, is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

McKenzie struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Tigers.

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Dodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Friday, Aug. 21; Tigers’ Schoop tops AL players

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Buehler struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Rockies.

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Box-Toppers top first basemen by time frame (after 2019 season)

Albert Pujols of the Angels has the most Box-Toppers points of any first baseman since tracking began in 1995.

Pujols also has the distinction of leading all American League first basemen in Box-Toppers points over the past season (2019), the past two seasons (2018-19) and the past six seasons (2014-19).

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An overview look at how baseball's 2019 statistical leaders ranked in Box-Toppers points

How did baseball’s statistical leaders do in Box-Toppers points in 2019?

The leaders in three specific pitching categories—earned run average, wins and strikeouts—were among the overall top 10 players in Box-Toppers points. However, the leaders in three specific batting categories—batting average, home runs and runs batted in—did not fare well in Box-Toppers points. All three ranked outside the top 100 overall players in Box-Toppers points and also ranked outside the top 10 players among their league’s batters.

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7 of top 11 RBI leaders among top 10 AL & NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019

Seven of the 11 top runs batted in leaders were among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019.

However, overall RBI leader Anthony Rendon of the Nationals ranked outside the top 10 National League batters in Box-Toppers points.

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Indians’ Trevor Bauer tops players for Wednesday, June 26, rises to 9th in player rankings

Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.

Bauer struck out 12 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the Royals.

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A look at how 2019 All-Star finalists fare in Box-Toppers points and rankings

There are nine players who lead their league’s positions in Box-Toppers points who are also among the finalists in the newfangled All-Star “general” election being held this week.

But there are eight players who lead their league’s position in Box-Toppers points who are not even listed among the top three finalists (top nine for outfielders) for their positions.

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A Box-Toppers look at All-Star teams as first round of fan voting closes

With the first round of All-Star voting ending today, here is a look at who is leading in Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.

Actually, because the 2019 season so far is a relatively small sample size—just under halfway  complete—we’ll also look at top players since the start of the 2018 season.

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Box-Toppers’ All-Stars: A look at B-T point leaders by position in each league

With the first round of All-Star voting ending next week, here is a look at who is leading in Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.

Actually, because the 2019 season so far is a relatively small sample size—barely 40 percent complete—we’ll also look at top players since the start of the 2018 season.

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