Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Kershaw struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreGiants’ Wood, Yankees’ Donaldson top players in spring games for Tuesday, March 21
Giants’ Wood tops players for Sunday, July 10; Marlins’ Alcantara rises to 4th
Giants pitcher Alex Wood is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to first place among National League pitchers.
Read MoreComeback Player winners Mancini, Posey rank far outside Box-Toppers’ top 25 most improved players
Trey Mancini of the Orioles and Buster Posey of the Giants were named Comeback Players of the Year for 2021 Monday.
Both ranked far outside Box-Toppers’ 25 most-improved players list for 2021 and neither were among Box-Toppers’ top candidate in either league for the player who had the biggest bounce back to a successful season this year.
Read MoreMax Scherzer is only 2021 Box-Toppers points leader to win a Players Choice Award
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is the only Box-Toppers points leader to win one of nine Players Choice Awards for 2021 as voted by the players’ union.
Scherzer, who led all players in 2021 Box-Toppers points with 25.1, was voted National League Outstanding Pitcher.
Read MoreBraves’ Anderson, Giants’ Wood, Red Sox’ Rodriguez top players in Monday’s 3 LDS games
In three league division series playoff games Monday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Braves pitcher Ian Anderson, Giants pitcher Alex Wood and Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Pivetta, White Sox’ Garcia top players in Sunday’s pair of AL Division Series games
Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta and Leury Garcia of the White Sox are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Sunday’s pair of American League Division Series games.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ NL Division Series previews: Braves vs. Brewers, Dodgers vs. Giants
Both National League Division Series begin Friday.
The NL East champion Atlanta Braves face the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers in one best-of-five game series and the NL Wild Card champion Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants, champions of the NL West in the other series.
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Los Angeles Dodgers finish 2021 with large lead in Box-Toppers team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers finish the 2021 season with a substantial lead in Box-Toppers team rankings.
They lead the team rankings weekly report for the 10th straight time. Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain the lead among American League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the hottest team of the week.
Read MoreGiants’ Wood tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 29; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players
Giants pitcher Alex Wood is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two pitchers with the most Box-Toppers points in 2021 both failed to earn Player of the Game honors. Max Scherzer of the Dodgers (ranked first with 25.1 Box-Toppers points) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (ranked second with 22.4 points) both started but did not add to their Box-Toppers point total. With four days remaining in the regular season, it is now extremely unlikely Cole can catch Scherzer, who he trails by 2.7 points, making it extremely likely that Scherzer will be Box-Toppers’ 2021 Player of the Year.
Read MoreDodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Saturday, Sept. 18, extending lead in season player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and becoming the first player to reach 25 Box-Toppers points this season.
Scherzer struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Reds.
Read MoreIndians’ McKenzie tops players for Sunday, Aug. 15; Padres’ Tatis rises to lead NL batter rankings
Indians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Fernando Tatis Jr. rises to lead National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
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Box-Toppers picks Yankees over Cubs in 2019 World Series
Box-Toppers picks the New York Yankees to beat the Chicago Cubs in the 2019 World Series.
In addition, Box-Toppers projects the Yankees will win 111 games in 2019, one of four teams projected to win 100 or more games this season. All 2018 American League playoff teams are projected to return to the postseason, while three different teams are forecast for the National League postseason—the Nationals, Phillies and Mets.
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Yankees top Box-Toppers 2019 preseason team rankings; champion Red Sox fall to 2nd
The New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2019 preseason rankings, rising from second place at the end of the 2018 season.
The 2018 World Series-champion Boston Red Sox fall from first at the end of last season to second place in the 2019 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Arizona Diamondbacks had the biggest decline.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2018 point total declined most from 2017: Ervin Santana leads list
Twins pitcher Ervin Santana had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2017 to 2018.
Santana, who earned 16.1 Box-Toppers points in 2017 (ninth among all players), earned no points in 2018. His decline of 16.1 points was just ahead of Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, whose 6.7 points in 2018 represented a 15.1-point drop from the 22.5 points he earned in 2017.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Saturday, Sept. 29; Rays’ Snell extends Box-Toppers player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his third-place spot in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell finished his 2018 Box-Toppers Player of the Year season with a flourish, earning Player of the Game honors, extending his lead over Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer in season player rankings.
In addition, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. And Christian Yelich of the Brewers extends his lead among National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MoreYankees' pitcher Luis Severino is Box-Toppers' Most Improved Player in 2017
Yankees pitcher Luis Severino had the biggest improvement in Box-Toppers point totals from 2016 to 2017, and is this season’s Box-Toppers’ Most Improved Player.
Severino had 19.1 more Box-Toppers points in 2017 than he did in 2016. In 2016, he had 2.0 Box-Toppers points and in 2017, he had 21.1 points, seventh among all players, fourth among American League pitchers.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers' top 100 players for 2017
Chris Sale tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players in 2017. Indians, Nationals and Astros each have seven players on the list, most of any team.
Read MoreCharlie Morton tops players in World Series Game 7 as Astros win 2017 title over Dodgers
Astros pitcher Charlie Morton is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 7, as Houston wins its first title in franchise history.
The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Wednesday, to win the best-of-seven series and become 2017 Major League champions for the first time since the franchise began in 1962.
Read MoreAlex Wood tops players in World Series Game 4 as Dodgers even series with Astros, 2-2
Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 4 Saturday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 to tie the best-of-seven series, 2-2.
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