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Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to lead this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report.
Cease also rises to lead National League pitchers, joining two other new category leaders this week—Logan Gilbert of the Mariners rises to lead American League pitchers and Brenton Doyle of the Rockies rises to lead NL batters. Juan Soto of the Yankees remains this week’s leader among AL batters.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Cal Quantrill is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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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.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodon had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2022 to 2023.
Rodon had 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth among all players and third among National League pitchers. But moving to the Yankees in 2023, he earned only 1.0 Box-Toppers point. That 18.8-point decline was the biggest among all players.
Read MoreShohei Ohtani, who signed a record free-agent deal with the Dodgers, has consistently been among Box-Toppers' highest-ranking players over the past three seasons.
However, his second surgery to repair his pitching elbow's ulnar collateral ligament, raises concerns about his future effectiveness. A Box-Toppers look at Ohtani’s career and the mixed outcomes of pitchers with a second elbow surgery.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cease struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo rises to first place in early Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo rises to first place in season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Yandy Diaz of the Rays also rises to second place in season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Drew Rasmussen is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Rasmussen struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreRays pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Springs struck out 12 over six scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreTrayce Thompson of the Dodgers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Thompson hit three home runs—including a grand slam and a three-run shot—in the 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Thompson went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Luzardo struck out five over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and four walks, in the 2-1 win over the Mets.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Alcantara struck out eight over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Astros. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros took the lead after he exited.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Kyle Gibson is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Gibson struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreSeven 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 MoreBox-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.
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 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.