White Sox, Rays, Blue Jays each have six players in Box-Toppers’ top 100 for 2021 at All-Star break

Shawn Plank July 15, 2021

Three teams each have six players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2021 player rankings at the All-Star break.

The Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays each have six players on the top 100 list, tied for the most of any team. All teams have at least one player among the top 100. The Milwaukee Brewers, currently Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team with 67.2 accumulated Box-Toppers points in 2021 have three players on the list. The defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers have four players on the list.

Brewers’ Woodruff tops players for Sunday, May 30, rises to 3rd in player rankings

Shawn Plank May 30, 2021

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.

Woodruff struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Nationals.

Mets’ deGrom tops players for Friday, April 23, rises to 4th in player rankings

Shawn Plank April 24, 2021

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Padres’ Musgrove, pitching no-hitter, tops players for Friday, April 9, rises to lead player rankings

Shawn Plank April 10, 2021

Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove, pitching a no-hitter, is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Musgrove struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, allowing no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rangers. Musgrove faced 28 batters, one over the minimum, allowing only one baserunner on a hit by pitch.

Twins’ Berrios tops players for Saturday, April 3; Phillies’ Wheeler tops NL players

Shawn Plank April 4, 2021

Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Berrios struck out 12 over six hitless and scoreless innings, allowing no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Brewers. Berrios exited after 84 pitches with a no-hitter that was broken up with a single hit in the eighth inning.

Dodgers top Box-Toppers 2021 preseason team rankings; White Sox top AL teams

Shawn Plank March 2, 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2021 preseason rankings. They also ended 2020 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team and World Series champions.

Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Chicago Cubs saw the biggest decline.

Box-Toppers’ leader Shane Bieber also led pitchers in strikeouts in 2020

Shawn Plank February 16, 2021

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2020, also led all pitchers in strikeouts during the season.

Ten of the top 11 strikeouts leaders were also among the top 14 overall players in Box-Toppers points in 2020.

Snell, Cole, Giolito, Valdez top players in Tuesday's four AL Wild Card games

Shawn Plank September 30, 2020

Rays pitcher Blake Snell topped players Tuesday in the four American League Wild Card games to open the 2020 postseason.

Snell was Player of the Game in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays. In addition, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito and Astros pitcher Framber Valdez were Player of the Game winners Tuesday in their AL Wild Card Game 1 wins.

Los Angeles Dodgers keep lead in Box-Toppers team rankings as 2020 season nears end

Shawn Plank September 18, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the fifth week.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team in the penultimate (and also next-to-last) weekly team rankings report of the pandemic-truncated 2020 season. The final team rankings report will be posted after the completion of regular season games Sunday, Sept. 27.

Cubs’ Alec Mills tops players for Sunday, Sept. 13 with no-hitter; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 2nd in player rankings

Shawn Plank September 14, 2020

Cubs pitcher Alec Mills is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.

Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Los Angeles Dodgers maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for fourth week

Shawn Plank September 11, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the fourth week.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the San Diego Padres are the week’s hottest team.

Mets’ deGrom tops players for Sunday, Sept. 6, rises to 3rd; Indians’ Bieber extends player rankings lead

Shawn Plank September 7, 2020

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Reds’ Suarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 5; Pujols breaks record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points (20)

Shawn Plank September 6, 2020

Eugenio Suarez of the Reds is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels breaks the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points, earning Player of the Game honors in his 20th consecutive season.

Plus, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Saturday: White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito rises to third place and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place.

Indians’ Shane Bieber maintains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for third week

Shawn Plank September 4, 2020

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third week.

Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to lead National League pitchers and Kyle Tucker of the Astros rises to lead American League batters. Jason Heyward of the Cubs maintains his lead among NL batters.

Los Angeles Dodgers maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for third week

Shawn Plank September 4, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the third week.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox rise to lead American League teams and the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.

Rays’ Tyler Glasnow tops players for Monday, Aug. 31, rises to 5th in season player rankings

Shawn Plank September 1, 2020

Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Glasnow struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the Yankees.

White Sox’ Giolito, with a no-hitter, tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 25, Bieber extends player rankings lead

Shawn Plank August 26, 2020

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.

Giolito rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

White Sox’ Giolito tops players for Thursday, Aug. 20; Indians’ Bieber extends season player rankings lead

Shawn Plank August 21, 2020

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

White Sox’ Giolito tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 21; top 10 players Corbin, Castillo earn points

Shawn Plank August 22, 2019

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin and Reds pitcher Luis Castillo. It’s the first time in more than a week that any player in the top 10 has earned Box-Toppers points.

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw tops players for Saturday, July 20, earning his 1st Player of the Day honor in more than a year

Shawn Plank July 21, 2019

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kershaw struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-6 win over the Marlins. Kershaw did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Marlins tied the game, 6-6, after he exited.