Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease increases his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGiants’ Snell tops players Saturday, July 27; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd place
Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and first place among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Aaron Judge of the Yankees extends his lead among AL batters in player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
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Padres’ Cease halts Gil’s 8-week reign, taking lead in 2024 Box-Toppers player rankings
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, who had led for the eight previous weeks.
Meanwhile, all other player rankings category leaders remain the same: Cease continues to lead National League pitchers, Gil continues to lead American League pitchers, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies continues to lead NL batters and Aaron Judge of the Yankees continues to lead AL batters.
Read MorePadres’ Cease tops players Thursday, July 25, with no-hitter, increasing his rankings lead
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter and increasing his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Cease allowed no hits in a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing three walks in the 3-0 win over the Nationals. He threw 114 pitches.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players Tuesday, July 23, rising to 3rd in season player rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Wheeler struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Twins. Wheeler did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreCubs’ Imanaga tops players Sunday, July 21, rising to 3rd in season player rankings
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Imanaga did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Cubs trailed when he exited.
Read MorePadres’ Cease tops players Saturday, July 20, rising to 1st place in 2024 player rankings
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Cease struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Guardians.
Read MorePitchers are Box-Toppers points team leaders on 27 of 30 clubs; batters lead 3 teams
On 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2024 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 63 percent of all points this season compared to 37 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 38.1 percent set in 2022. Last year, in 2023, batters won 40.7 percent of all points.
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Phillies, Orioles have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.
Read More2024 Box-Toppers points leader Yankees’ Gil leads list of worthy but unchosen All-Stars
Three of Box-Toppers four main category leaders, including the overall leader in Box-Toppers points for 2024, were not selected to the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, who leads all players with 14.4 Box-Toppers points, was not selected to participate in the All-Star Game. Joining him as key All-Star snubs are Dylan Cease of the Padres, who leads National League pitchers with 12.4 points and outfielder Brenton Doyle of the Rockies, who leads NL batters with 8.7 points.
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Yankees’ Gil leads player rankings at All-Star break; Cease rises to lead NL pitchers
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil leads Box-Toppers season player rankings at the All-Star break, the eighth straight week he’s been atop the list.
Meanwhile, Dylan Cease of the Padres rises to lead National League pitchers in player rankings. All other player rankings leaders remain the same: Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads American League batters and Brenton Doyle of the Rockies leads NL batters. Gil also continues his lead among AL pitchers.
Read MorePadres’ Cease tops players Saturday, July 13, rising to 3rd; Yankees’ Gil regains lead
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and first among National League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil regains the overall lead in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Arrighetti tops players for Wednesday, June 26; Kirby, Cease rise in top 10 list
Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to fifth place and Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to ninth place.
Read MoreMariners’ Miller tops players for Wednesday, June 12, rising to 9th in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Miller struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the White Sox. Miller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.
Read MorePirates’ Skenes tops players for Tuesday, June 11; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 2nd
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, rising to lead National League pitchers. In addition, Aaron Judge of the Yankees bolsters his lead among American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwins’ Paddack tops players for Monday, June 10; Padres’ Cease rises to 10th place
Twins pitcher Chris Paddack is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Yankees’ Gil rises to lead player rankings; Phillies’ Suárez rises to lead NL pitchers
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, a week in which there were five changes in the overall lead.
Gil also rises to lead American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Ranger Suarez of the Phillies rises to lead National League pitchers, Matt Chapman of the Giants rises to lead NL batters and Juan Soto of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MorePirates’ Skenes tops players for Friday, May 17; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 1st in rankings
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to sixth place overall and first place among American League pitchers after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
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Padres’ Cease leads player rankings for 2nd week; Royals’ Lugo rises to lead AL pitchers
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease leads Box-Toppers player rankings for the second straight week.
Also this week in Box-Toppers player rankings, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to lead American League pitchers and Bryson Stott of the Phillies rises to lead National League batters. Meanwhile, Juan Soto of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL batters.
Read MorePadres’ King tops players for Friday, May 10; Phillies’ Suarez rises to 2nd in rankings
Padres pitcher Michael King is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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