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Los Angeles Dodgers finish 2021 with large lead in Box-Toppers team rankings

Shawn Plank October 4, 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers finish the 2021 season with a substantial lead in Box-Toppers team rankings.

They lead the team rankings weekly report for the 10th straight time. Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain the lead among American League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the hottest team of the week.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Dylan Cease, Jose Abreu, Kevin Gausman, Alex Wood, Logan Webb, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, Postseason, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves
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Dodgers dominant in Box-Toppers’ next-to-last weekly team rankings report of 2021

Shawn Plank September 24, 2021

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

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain the lead among American League teams and the St. Louis Cardinals are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Lance Lynn, Dylan Cease, Jose Abreu, San Diego Padres, Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Dodgers extend lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings

Shawn Plank September 17, 2021

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

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

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, Trevor Bauer, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Vince Velasquez, Ross Detwiler, Julio Urias, Toronto Blue Jays, Jake Lamb, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Alek Manoah, Robbie Ray, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 7th straight week

Shawn Plank September 10, 2021

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

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain the lead among American League teams and the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team for the second week in a row.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Lance Lynn, Dylan Cease, Jose Abreu, Robbie Ray, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Dodgers maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead; White Sox regain AL lead

Shawn Plank September 3, 2021

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

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

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Lance Lynn, Dylan Cease, Jose Abreu, Gregory Polanco, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Erasmo Ramirez, Renato Nunez, Washington Nationals, Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Dodgers maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, Yankees rise to lead AL teams

Shawn Plank August 27, 2021

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

Meanwhile, the New York Yankees rise to lead American League teams and the Cleveland Indians are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge, Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Maikel Franco, Cesar Valdez, Chris Ellis, Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Dodgers expand lead in Box-Toppers team rankings

Shawn Plank August 20, 2021

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

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Gerrit Cole, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers
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Los Angeles Dodgers maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead for 3rd straight week

Shawn Plank August 13, 2021

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

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

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, Houston Astros, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Jake Arrieta, Texas Rangers
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Los Angeles Dodgers maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week

Shawn Plank August 6, 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.

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

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, Max Scherzer, Max Muncy, Boston Red Sox, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Bo Bichette, Alek Manoah, Jose Berrios, Teoscar Hernandez, Steven Matz, Ross Stripling, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Texas Rangers

Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings on strength of deadline trades

Shawn Plank July 31, 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers rise to a commanding lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report on the strength of the players they acquired prior to Friday’s trade deadline.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox fall from first to second in team rankings but maintain their lead among American League teams.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Clayton Kershaw, Max Muncy, Danny Duffy, Trea Turner, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Craig Kimbrel, Ryan Tepera, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Kyle Gibson, Ian Kennedy, Adam Duvall, Jorge Soler, Richard Rodriguez, Eddie Rosario, Joc Pederson, Stephen Vogt, Rich Hill, Trevor Williams, Javier Baez, Kyle Schwarber, Hansel Robles, Texas Rangers, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Jon Lester, Daniel Hudson, Josh Harrison, Jake Marisnick, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Joey Gallo, Baltimore Orioles
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Chicago White Sox regain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, Dodgers lead NL teams

Shawn Plank July 23, 2021

The Chicago White Sox regain the lead in the first Box-Toppers team rankings report after the All-Star break.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers regain the Box-Toppers team rankings lead among National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the hottest team since the All-Star break.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Tampa Bay Rays, Clayton Kershaw, Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Chicago Cubs, Stephen Vogt, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles
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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.

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Tags Box-Toppers Player Rankings, Top 100 players of season, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole, Lance Lynn, Carlos Rodon, Dylan Cease, Jose Abreu, Lucas Giolito, Michael Kopech, Tyler Glasnow, Ryan Yarbrough, Josh Fleming, Michael Wacha, Rich Hill, Brandon Lowe, Robbie Ray, Steven Matz, Marcus Semien, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ross Stripling, Randal Grichuk, Arizona Diamondbacks, Madison Bumgarner, Baltimore Orioles, John Means, Kansas City Royals, Mike Minor, Pittsburgh Pirates, Bryan Reynolds, Seattle Mariners, Chris Flexen, Texas Rangers, Kyle Gibson, Shohei Ohtani, J.D. Martinez, Buster Posey, Scott Barlow, Matt Barnes, Box-Toppers debut, James Kaprielian, Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, COVID-19, Coronavirus
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Milwaukee Brewers continue lead in Box-Toppers team rankings at All-Star break

Shawn Plank July 12, 2021

The Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead Box-Toppers team rankings at the All-Star break.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox continue to lead American League teams and the Philadelphia Phillies are the hottest team since July 1.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, Brandon Woodruff, Avisail Garcia, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks

Milwaukee Brewers rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report

Shawn Plank July 2, 2021

The Milwaukee Brewers, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead this week’s Box-Toppers team rankings report.

The Brewers pass the Chicago White Sox, leaders for the past four weeks, but the White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams for the fifth straight week.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Brandon Woodruff, Christian Yelich, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles
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Chicago White Sox hold top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for 4th week

Shawn Plank June 25, 2021

The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead National League teams for the third week and the Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Brandon Woodruff, Christian Yelich, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for third straight week

Shawn Plank June 18, 2021

The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to lead National League teams for the second week and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Brandon Woodruff, Christian Yelich, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for second straight week

Shawn Plank June 11, 2021

The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers rise to lead National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Lance Lynn, Jose Abreu, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Brandon Woodruff, Avisail Garcia, Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for third straight week

Shawn Plank May 21, 2021

The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the third straight week.

Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres rise to lead National League teams and the Tampa Bay Rays are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Carlos Rodon, Jose Abreu, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Yu Darvish, Manny Machado, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers
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Chicago White Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings; Dodgers turn to dust in May

Shawn Plank May 7, 2021

The Chicago White Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, while the Los Angeles Dodgers tumble from first to eighth place.

Also, the Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead National League teams in Box-Toppers rankings and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Dustin May, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Carlos Rodon, Dylan Cease, Yermin Mercedes, Milwaukee Brewers, Aaron Nola, Zack Wheeler, Didi Gregorius, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers
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Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week

Shawn Plank April 23, 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second week in a row.

Meanwhile, the Oakland Athletics, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead American League teams.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Turner, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Matt Olson, Jed Lowrie, Sean Manaea, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals
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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.

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