Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 2; Braves’ Strider tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gausman struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Rays.
Read MoreRockies’ Kuhl tops players for Monday, June 27; Blue Jays’ Gausman tops AL players
Marlins’ Lopez tops players for Thursday, April 21; Twins’ Ryan tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read More6 of top 10 strikeout leaders also among Box-Toppers’ top 10 players for 2021
Six of the 10 top strikeout leaders in 2021 were also among the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points for the season.
Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray led all players with 248 strikeouts. He ranked sixth overall in Box-Toppers points with 17.7, second among American League pitchers. Ray won the AL Cy Young Award.
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A look at how 2021 wins leaders fared in Box-Toppers points
Julio Urias of the Dodgers, who led all pitchers in wins in 2021 with 20, also ranked fourth among all players in Box-Toppers points with 19.1.
Among the 13 pitchers with 14 or more wins in 2021, Urias is one of five who were among the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for the season. Meanwhile, Max Scherzer of the Dodgers, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2021, also had Box-Toppers’ highest Sincere Win Differential (SWD) of +10.1.
Read More7 of top 10 in earned run average also among top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2021
Seven of the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points in 2021 also recorded among the 10 lowest earned run averages for the season.
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, who had the lowest ERA (2.43), ranked fifth in Box-Toppers points for 2021 (18.1), fourth among National League pitchers. Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer, who led all players with 25.1 Box-Toppers points, had the second-lowest ERA (2.46).
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Milwaukee Brewers lead Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, Mets make biggest jump
The Milwaukee Brewers are the top-ranked team going into 2022, leading Box-Toppers offseason team rankings as of mid-December.
Players currently signed to the Brewers 40-man roster accumulated 111.1 Box-Toppers points during the 2021 season, most of any team. The Chicago White Sox rank second overall with 109.2 Box-Toppers points, leading all American League teams.
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These six players were selected for the 16-member All-MLB First Team and were also Box-Toppers’ choices for the All-MLB team: Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres, Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks.
Six Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2021 All-MLB First Team
Six Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2021’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced Tuesday.
Another three Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried, Dodgers’ Urias top players in Saturday’s pair of NL Division Series games
Braves pitcher Max Fried and Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s pair of National League Division Series games.
Read MoreGiants’ Webb, Brewers’ Burnes among top players in Friday’s four league division series games
In four league division series playoff games Friday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Giants pitcher Logan Webb, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck and Kyle Tucker of the Astros.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ NL Division Series previews: Braves vs. Brewers, Dodgers vs. Giants
Both National League Division Series begin Friday.
The NL East champion Atlanta Braves face the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers in one best-of-five game series and the NL Wild Card champion Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants, champions of the NL West in the other series.
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Los Angeles Dodgers finish 2021 with large lead in Box-Toppers team rankings
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.
Read MoreGiants’ Gausman tops players for Sunday, Sept. 26; Rays‘ Baz tops AL players
Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gausman struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies. Gausman did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreDodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Monday, Sept. 6, extends player rankings lead among NL pitchers
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead among National League pitchers in 2021 Box-Toppers points.
Also Monday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Wheeler rises to second place among NL pitchers behind Scherzer.
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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, passing deGrom
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings this week, passing Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who had led since late June.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Both American League leaders remain the same as last week—Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads AL pitchers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters.
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deGrom, Cole, Ohtani, Castellanos lead Box-Toppers player ranking categories
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in nearly a month.
Meanwhile, all other category leaders also remain the same as last week: Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Rodriguez tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 4; Scherzer, Ohtani rise into player rankings top 10
Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to ninth place in season player rankings, extending his Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
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Mets’ Jacob deGrom leads Box-Toppers player rankings at All-Star break
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, Nick Castellanos of the Reds regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters. Also, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among American League pitchers and J.D. Martinez maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Ray tops players for Sunday, July 11; Athletics’ Bassitt rises to 9th in player rankings
Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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