Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly team standings as of Thursday, July 25:
The St. Louis Cardinals continue to hold the top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight time, but the Tampa Bay Rays have risen to take the top spot among American League teams.
Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points this season with 80.7. The Rays, with 73.2 points, passed the previous AL leader Boston Red Sox, who fell to fourth overall with 72.5 points.
The Kansas City Royals were the hottest team of the past week, picking up 7.9 Box-Toppers points, giving them 54.1 points, rising to 23rd place overall.
The Cincinnati Reds were the hottest NL team of the past week, picking up 7.2 points and rising from seventh place to third, with 72.8 points.
The Los Angeles Dodgers (a preseason pick to win the World Series by some ...) made their debut in the Box-Toppers top 10 team list, picking up 6.5 points over the past week, giving them 69.3 points, moving from 11th to eighth place overall.
Top 10 teams
| 725 | Top 10 Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Last week rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals | 80.7 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2 | Rays | 73.2 | 6.0 | 4 |
| 3 | Reds | 72.8 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 4 | Red Sox | 72.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 5 | Tigers | 72.4 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 6 | Orioles | 69.6 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 7 | Indians | 69.6 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 8 | Dodgers | 69.3 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 9 | Athletics | 68.7 | 3.0 | 6 |
| 10 | Rangers | 68.3 | 4.0 | 8 |
BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.
BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday.