The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2024 season.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals lead American League teams and are the hottest team of the past week.
Read MorePhillies’ Suarez tops players for Thursday, April 11; Royals’ Witt tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Pirates.
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Dodgers lead 2024 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Rays top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2024 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the San Diego Padres saw the biggest decline.
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Braves, Astros, Mariners among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2023
The World Series champion Texas Rangers, leaders among all teams in Box-Toppers points in 2023, also led all teams in points earned by pitchers. The Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, which finished third overall among all teams, had the most points won by batters in 2023.
Read MoreHow 2023 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Six of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2023 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2023 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ top-ranked nominees—Ohtani, Acuna—win 2023 Hank Aaron Awards
Box-Toppers’ top-ranked nominees in both leagues won 2023’s Hank Aaron Awards for top offensive player. But Box-Toppers would have chosen two other players for the honors.
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels won the award in the American League and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves won the award in the National League.
Read MoreFour Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2023 All-MLB First Team
Only four Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2023’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced this month. Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.
The All-MLB team players are not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Pivetta tops players for Friday, Sept. 29; Padres’ Martinez tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pivetta struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Orioles.
Read MorePadres’ Darvish tops players for Saturday, July 29; Astros’ Abreu tops AL players
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Darvish struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-0 win over the Rangers.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Friday, July 28; Gausman, Garrett rises in top 10 list
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to third place and Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to ninth place.
Read MorePadres’ Snell tops players for Saturday, June 17; Marlins’ Garrett rises to 6th place
Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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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).
Box-Toppers’ top AL rookie Rodriguez wins AL Rookie of the Year; top NL rookie Strider finishes 2nd
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.
Read MoreBrewers’ Woodruff tops players for Tuesday, May 3, rising to 5th in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Woodruff struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Reds.
Read MoreTigers’ Mize, Diamondbacks’ Beer top players in Thursday’s spring training games
Tigers pitcher Casey Mize is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Mize struck out six over three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-3, seven-inning win over the Yankees. Mize did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
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