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Box-Toppers’ top-ranked AL rookie, Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners (left), also won AL Rookie of the Year honors. Michael Harris II of the Braves (middle) won NL Rookie of the Year honors over Box-Toppers’ top NL rookie, Spencer Strider of the Braves (right).
Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners, Box-Toppers’ choice for 2022 American League Rookie of the Year, was also voted winner of the honor by baseball writers Monday.
But Michael Harris II of the Braves, who won the National League Rookie of the Year honor, was not among Box-Toppers’ top three choices for top NL rookie. Braves pitcher Spencer Strider, Box-Toppers’ choice for top NL rookie, finished second in voting.
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Five Box-Toppers points category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2022 as voted by the players’ union: Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider and Julio Rodriguez.
Five Box-Toppers points category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2022 as voted by the players’ union: Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider and Julio Rodriguez.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ top-ranked players are, for the most part, finalists for 2022 major postseason awards, as announced by baseball writers Monday.
In five of the six major awards, the Box-Toppers points leader for 2022 in that category is among the three finalists for the awards, which will be announced next week.
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Box-Toppers’ choices for major postseason awards: American League Most Valuable Player—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, National League Most Valuable Player—Pete Alonso of the Mets, AL Cy Young Award—Justin Verlander of the Astros and NL Cy Young Award—Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins.
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter in 2022. But Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is Box-Toppers’ choice for AL Most Valuable Player.
Box-Toppers cast votes for postseason honors for Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara and Pete Alonso, among others, in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) balloting, completed at the end of the regular season, prior to the start of postseason play.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MorePadres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara regains the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, rising to fourth place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Cole struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to seventh place and Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises to eighth.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the second straight week.
Ohtani also leads both American League pitching and batting categories. Meanwhile, Kyle Wright of the Braves rises to lead National League pitchers and Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMarlins 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 MoreStarting a new baseball season means putting your best foot forward, which for teams usually means putting your best pitcher on the mound to start the first game of the season.
However, only four of Box-Toppers’ top-ranked pitchers in 2021 are starting their team’s first game of 2022.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out 14 over nine innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Mets. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited after nine innings.
Read MoreBox-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.