Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Athletics.
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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 MoreRangers’ Garver tops players in Sunday’s AL Championship Series Game 6
Mitch Garver of the Rangers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 6.
Garver homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players in Saturday’s NL Championship Series Game 5 win
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s National League Championship Series Game 5.
Wheeler struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler, Rangers’ Eovaldi top players in Monday’s league division series games
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s National League Championship Series Game 1.
Also Monday, Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.
Read MoreNLCS Preview: Phillies favored to advance, though Diamondbacks have pitching edge
Box-Toppers favors the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series, though the Arizona Diamondbacks have the slight edge among starting pitchers.
Both teams fought through higher-ranked teams to make their way to the league championship series, so neither is particularly highly ranked in Box-Toppers team rankings for 2023.
Read MoreRangers’ Montgomery tops players in Sunday’s AL Championship Series Game 1
Rangers pitcher Jordan Montgomery is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 1.
Montgomery struck out six over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk.
Read MoreTwins’ Lopez, Rangers’ Bradford top players in Sunday’s ALDS playoff games
Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez tops players in Sunday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS game.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Kelly tops players in Saturday’s opening league division series games
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games: Ranger Suarez of the Phillies, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Evan Carter of the Rangers.
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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: Rangers vs. Orioles, Twins vs. Astros
Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Texas Rangers face the Baltimore Orioles in one best-of-five game series and the Minnesota Twins face the Houston Astros in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Orioles (first) and the Astros (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreTwins’ Gray tops players for Sunday, Sept. 17; Marlins’ Luzardo rises to 3rd in rankings
Twins pitcher Sonny Gray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 1 with no-hitter; Strider regains NL lead
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, reclaiming the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Sunday, May 21; Angels’ Ohtani is new rankings leader
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is the new leader in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Padres pitcher Michael Wacha rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Tuesday, May 9; Braves’ Murphy rises to lead NL batters
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile Tuesday, Sean Murphy of the Braves rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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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 for 2022
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players of 2022.
Verlander had 26.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season. Verlander came back after sitting out most of the previous two seasons, recovering from Tommy John surgery. He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2020 and none in 2021. His 26.0 point gain from 0.0 in 2021 to 26.0 in 2022 is the largest single-season point gain for any player since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
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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 MoreBox-Toppers leaders Verlander, Alcantara win 2022 Cy Young Awards
The two pitchers who led their league in Box-Toppers points in 2022 also won both Cy Young Awards Wednesday.
Justin Verlander of the Astros, who led all players in 2022 with 26.0 Box-Toppers points, won the American League Cy Young Award. And Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins, who led all National League players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, won the NL Cy Young Award.
Read MoreValdez tops players as Astros win World Series over Phillies in sixth game Saturday
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 6.
The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the best-of-seven game World Series, 4-2.
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