Here are the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 14.
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 3.4 | 1 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | |
2 | Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | |
3 | Latos, Mat 2644 | pi sp | chi al | 2.7 | 3 | Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | |
4 | Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 4 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | |
5 | Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 5 | Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | |
6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 1.7 | 6 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | |
7 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 1.7 | 7 | Eickhoff, Jerad 3566 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | |
8 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | tb al | 1.7 | 8 | Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | |
9 | Lewis, Colby 1567 | pi sp | tex al | 1.7 | 9 | Phelps, David 2994 | pi mr sp | fla nl | 2.0 | |
10 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 1.7 | 10 | Rondon, Hector 3201 | pi cp | chi nl | 2.0 | |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
1 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 2.5 | 1 | Brown, Trevor 3610 | ca | sf nl | 2.5 | |
2 | Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 1.7 | 2 | Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 2.0 | |
3 | Hardy, J.J. 2071 | ss | bal al | 1.7 | 3 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b ss | cin nl | 2.0 | |
4 | Teixeira, Mark 1738 | 1b | nyy al | 1.5 | 4 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 1.5 | |
5 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | bal al | 1.5 | 5 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 1.5 | |
6 | Kinsler, Ian 2144 | 2b | det al | 1.5 | 6 | Kemp, Matt 2151 | rf | sd nl | 1.5 | |
7 | Castellanos, Nick 3349 | 3b | det al | 1.5 | 7 | Marte, Starling 3122 | lf | pit nl | 1.5 | |
8 | Rasmus, Colby 2608 | lf | hou al | 1.5 | 8 | Reynolds, Mark 2297 | 1b | col nl | 1.5 | |
9 | Goins, Ryan 3478 | 2b | tor al | 1.5 | 9 | Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b 3b | dc nl | 1.5 | |
10 | Holt, Brock 3340 | 3b | bos al | 1.5 | 10 | Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 1.5 |
Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez leads players in Box-Toppers’ first player rankings report of the season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 14:Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 |
2 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 3.4 |
3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 |
4 | Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 |
5 | Latos, Mat 2644 | pi sp | chi al | 2.7 |
6 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 2.5 |
7 | Brown, Trevor 3610 | ca | sf nl | 2.5 |
8 | Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 |
9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 |
10 | Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
Velasquez has 4.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Day honors twice in the past week.
American League pitchers—Danny Salazar of the Indians has 3.4 Box-Toppers points to lead AL pitchers and is ranked second among all players.
American League batters—Chris Davis of the Orioles has 2.5 Box-Toppers points to lead AL batters and ranks sixth among all players.
National League batters—Trevor Brown of the Giants has 2.5 Box-Toppers points to lead NL batters and ranks seventh among all players.
Two weeks into the season is a pretty small sample size—only seven players have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points.
Last season’s overall leader Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta (29.1 Box-Toppers points) has 1.0 Box-Toppers point and ranks 46th among all players for 2016, 13th among NL pitchers.
So far this season, 125 different players have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. There are seven players who have more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points.
About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.