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**Box-Toppers three top-ranked rookies are named to Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team: Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga.**

Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team includes Rookies of the Year Gil, Skenes

Shawn Plank January 11, 2025

The past season’s Rookie of the Year winners—Yankees pitcher Luis Gil and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes—are among the Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team players.

Gil is placed on the Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team as the second starting pitcher and Skenes is placed as the third starter. Gil ranked second among rookie starting pitchers with 17.4 Box-Toppers points and Skenes ranked third with 13.0 Box-Toppers points. Both finished behind Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookie pitcher, who earned 20.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024.

Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is voted AL Rookie of the Year and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is voted NL Rookie of the Year. Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ choice for top NL rookie, finished fourth in voting.

Box-Toppers’ top AL rookie Gil wins AL Rookie of Year; top NL rookie Imanaga finishes 4th

Shawn Plank November 18, 2024

Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, Box-Toppers’ choice for 2024 American League Rookie of the Year, was also voted winner of the honor by baseball writers Monday.

But Paul Skenes of the Pirates, who won the National League Rookie of the Year honor, was second among Box-Toppers’ top three choices for top NL rookie. Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ choice for top NL rookie, finished fourth in voting.

Seven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2024 All-MLB First Team

Shawn Plank November 15, 2024

Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2024’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team announced Thursday.

Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.

The All-MLB team was selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players on not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen from all Major League Baseball regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.

Yankees’ Juan Soto tops players in American League win in 2024 All-Star Game

Shawn Plank July 17, 2024

Juan Soto of the Yankees is Box-Toppers 2024 All-Star Game Player of the Game.

Soto hit a third-inning double that drove in two runs, in the American League’s 5-3 win Tuesday over the National League. Later that inning, he scored on a single by David Fry of the Guardians, which tied the game at 3-3. Soto went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs.

Mets’ Buttó tops players for Sunday, April 14; Blue Jays’ Berríos tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 15, 2024

Mets pitcher Jose Butto is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Butto struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Royals.

Brewers’ Woodruff tops players for Monday, Sept. 11; Athletics’ Waldichuk tops AL players

Shawn Plank September 12, 2023

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Woodruff pitched a complete-game, six-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking one, in the 12-0 win over the Marlins.

Dodgers’ Urias tops players for Tuesday, May 2; Mariners’ Miller tops AL players

Shawn Plank May 3, 2023

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Urias struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 13-1 win over the Phillies.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.