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Awards wrap-up: Box-Toppers points leaders win none of 6 major postseason awards in 2021

Shawn Plank November 22, 2021

Box-Toppers points leaders won none of the six major postseason awards for 2021.

Baseball writers have awarded Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in both leagues and Box-Toppers leaders failed to win any of them.

Randy Arozarena of the Rays and Jonathan India of the Reds were voted Rookies of the Year. They beat Box-Toppers top-ranked rookies, Bobby Dalbec of the Red Sox in the American League and Trevor Rogers of the Marlins in the National League.

Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookies Dalbec, Rogers, lose Rookie of the Year honors to Arozarena, India

Shawn Plank November 16, 2021

Randy Arozarena of the Rays and Jonathan India of the Reds were voted 2021 Rookies of the Year by baseball writers.

Neither were among Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookies in 2021. Arozarena was Box-Toppers’ eighth-ranked American League rookie and India was Box-Toppers’ second-ranked National League rookie.

Hank Aaron Award winners trailed most other finalists in 2021 Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank November 10, 2021

The two players who won the Hank Aaron Award, given to the best offensive performer in each league, trailed most of the award finalists in 2021 Box-Toppers points.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays and Bryce Harper of the Phillies were chosen Tuesday as winners by a panel of eight Hall of Fame players and a Major League Baseball fan vote.

A look at 2021 awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank November 9, 2021

Box-Toppers’ two top-ranked pitchers are finalists for 2021 Cy Young Awards and Box-Toppers’ top-ranked National League rookie is a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year.

However, Box-Toppers’ top batters are not among the finalists for 2021 Most Valuable Player Awards.

Box-Toppers’ picks for postseason awards include Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez

Shawn Plank October 25, 2021

Box-Toppers has cast votes for postseason honors for Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez and for Max Scherzer—twice.

I have cast my vote in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) for Dodgers pitcher Scherzer to be both National League Cy Young Award winner and NL Most Valuable Player.

Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Saturday, Oct. 2; Urias, Musgrove rise in player rankings top 10

Shawn Plank October 3, 2021

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to 10th place in rankings Saturday.

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.

Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Monday, Sept. 13; Marlins’ Alcantara tops NL players

Shawn Plank September 14, 2021

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Manoah struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Rays.

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.

Braves’ Swanson tops players for Saturday, July 31; Marquez rises, Pujols extends record streak

Shawn Plank August 1, 2021

Dansby Swanson of the Braves is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Albert Pujols of the Dodgers extends his record streak of earning Box-Toppers points in consecutive seasons to 21 after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2021 Saturday.

Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Friday, July 2; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 2nd in player rankings

Shawn Plank July 3, 2021

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

Athletics’ Bassitt tops players for Thursday, May 27; Reds’ Gray tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 28, 2021

Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Bassitt pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one, in the 5-0 win over the Angels.

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.