Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Berrios tops players for Tuesday, April 25; Nationals’ Gray tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Berrios struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the White Sox.
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Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams
The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
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A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2022 season
Could 2023 be the season Clayton Kershaw passes Randy Johnson for the “all-time” lead in career Box-Toppers points?
Or could this coming season be the year when Kershaw loses the lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points to either Max Scherzer or Justin Verlander?
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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 MoreAstros’ Garcia tops players in Saturday’s league division series playoff games
Astros pitcher Luis Garcia tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games: Padres closing pitcher Josh Hader, Phillies pitcher Noah Syndergaard and Guardians closing pitcher Eli Morgan.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players in Friday’s league division series games
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola tops players in Friday’s three league division series playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Friday’s league division series games: Padres closing pitcher Josh Hader and Guardians closing pitcher Emmanuel Clase.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players in Thursday’s AL Division Series win over Mariners
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s National League Division Series playoff game.
Valdez struck out six over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and three walks. Valdez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros were trailing when he exited.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Padres vs. Dodgers, Phillies vs. Braves
Both National League Division Series begin Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers face the San Diego Padres in one best-of-five game series and the Atlanta Braves face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Dodgers (first) and the Braves (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.
Read MoreAthletics’ Sears tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 20; Braves’ Morton tops NL players
Braves’ Morton tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 16; Brewers’ Woodruff rises to 10th
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Gallen tops players for Friday, July 22; Athletics’ Irvin tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gallen struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 10-1 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, June 22, rising to retake player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to retake the lead in season player rankings.
Ohtani struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.
Read MoreBraves’ Morton tops players for Saturday, May 14; Angels’ Ward rises to 10th in player rankings
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Taylor Ward of the Angels rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres’ Manaea tops players for Friday, April 8, Rays’ McClanahan tops AL players
Padres pitcher Sean Manaea is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Manaea struck out seven over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
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.
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A look at Box-Toppers’ top 100 players for 2021
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players of 2021.
Scherzer had 25.1 Box-Toppers points during the regular season. It is his fourth season with 25.0 or more Box-Toppers points. Only two other players have as many or more seasons with 25.0 or more points.
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A Box-Toppers comparison of Braves title teams from 1995 and 2021
The Braves who won the 2021 World Series seem very different from the last Braves team that won the World Series in 1995. Comparing how each team fared in Box-Toppers points and rankings in their respective seasons.
Read MoreMarwin Gonzalez tops players in World Series Game 5 as Astros hold off Braves
Marwin Gonzalez of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s World Series Game 5.
The Houston Astros win 9-5, holding off the Atlanta Braves, who still lead the best-of-seven game series, 3-2.
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