Here is a detailed look at Box-Toppers point leaders for 2022.
The chart accompanying this post shows points leaders for the season by several different categories and classifications.
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Yankees, Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, landing biggest free agents
The New York Yankees and New York Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason rankings after landing the winter’s two biggest free agents.
The Yankees rank first after Carlos Rodon Thursday agreed to a free agent deal. Rodon earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He ranked second among all free agents going into the 2023 season.
Read MoreSeven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2022 All-MLB First Team
Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2022’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced Tuesday.
One other Box-Toppers leader was chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
Read MoreAwards wrap-up: Box-Toppers points leaders win 3 of 6 major postseason awards in 2022
Box-Toppers’ choices for baseball’s major postseason awards won three of six of the 2022 honors.
Also, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter, Aaron Judge of the Yankees, won the AL MVP, though our choice for the award was Shohei Ohtani of the Angels.
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Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals were voted 2022 Most Valuable Player award winners over Box-Toppers’ choices for the awards, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Pete Alonso of the Mets.
Judge, Goldschmidt win MVP awards over Box-Toppers’ choices Ohtani, Alonso
Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals were voted 2022 Most Valuable Players Thursday, over Box-Toppers’ choices for the awards—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Pete Alonso of the Mets.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers’ choices for 2022 All-MLB team
How 2022 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Seven of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards Thursday were also among the leaders at their positions in 2022 Box-Toppers point totals.
Read MoreYankees’ Aaron Judge, Box-Toppers’ top AL batter, wins 2022 Hank Aaron Award
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, winner of the American League 2022 Hank Aaron Award given to the league’s best offensive performer, also led AL batters in Box-Toppers points.
Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals, who won the award in the National League, ranked seventh among NL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points.
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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.
Justin Verlander among 2022 Box-Toppers points leaders winning Players Choice Awards
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 MoreA look at 2022 awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Box-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.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2022 year-end All-Star teams
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2022 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league.
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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.
Box-Toppers votes Ohtani AL MVP over Judge—plus our other postseason award picks
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 MoreALCS Preview: Astros favored because of pitching advantage, but Yankees have bats
Box-Toppers numbers favor the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees in the upcoming American League Championship Series.
Both teams were the two top seeds among AL postseason teams (Astros in first, Yankees in second) and both teams dominated the AL all season, with one or the other leading Box-Toppers team rankings nearly every week of the season.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: Guardians vs. Yankees, Mariners vs. Astros
Both American League Division Series begin Tuesday.
The Houston Astros face the Seattle Mariners in one best-of-five game series and the New York Yankees face the Cleveland Guardians in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Astros (first) and the Yankees (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played over the weekend.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers’ 2022 Player of the Year
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is 2022 Box-Toppers Player of the Year, regaining the season Box-Toppers points lead on the next-to-last day of the season.
Verlander took the lead with 26.0 Box-Toppers points after earning 2.0 points as Player of the Day Tuesday, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (24.7).
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Shohei Ohtani passes Justin Verlander to retake 2022 Box-Toppers points lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led for eight straight weeks.
Ohtani also takes the lead among American League pitchers from Verlander. Meanwhile, the other three category leaders remain the same: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters and Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, Sept. 29, regaining season player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.
Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Woodruff tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 28; Urias, Gallen, Judge also earn points
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias (sixth place) and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (seventh place).
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Verlander leads player rankings, Alcantra leads NL pitchers, Judge leads AL batters
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins rises to regain the lead among National League pitchers and Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters after previous leader, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, no longer qualified to rank among batters.
Read MoreOrioles’ Bradish tops players for Thursday, Sept. 22; Urias, Woodruff rise in top 10 list
Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fifth place and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to seventh place.
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