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

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.

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How 2024 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Eight of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2024 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2024 Box-Toppers point totals.

The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which players most helps their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.

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Astros’ Valdez tops players Sunday, Aug. 18; Brewers’ Rea tops NL players

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Sunday's Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Valdez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk in the 2-0 win over the White Sox.

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Reds’ Montas tops players for Tuesday, June 4; Yankees’ Gil increases 2024 points lead

Reds pitcher Frankie Montas is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil increases his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to eight place and Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to 10th.

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Phillies’ Nola tops players for Sunday, Aug. 27; White Sox’ Clevinger tops AL players

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Nola struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals.

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Braves’ Fried tops players for Saturday, May 7, rising to 2nd in season player rankings

Braves pitcher Max Fried is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings, first among National League pitchers.

Also Saturday, two other player rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease rises to sixth place and Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to 10th.

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An overview look at how baseball's 2021 statistical leaders ranked in Box-Toppers points

The leaders in three specific pitching categories—earned run average, wins and strikeouts—were among the overall top 10 players in Box-Toppers points.

However, the leaders in three specific batting categories—batting average, home runs and runs batted in—did not fare well in Box-Toppers points. All three ranked outside the top 200 overall players in Box-Toppers points and also ranked outside the top 10 players among their league’s batters.

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5 of 11 top RBI leaders among Box-Toppers’ top 100 players in 2021

Five of the top 11 runs batted in leaders were among the top 100 players in Box-Toppers points in 2021. All five were also among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers rankings.

However, Salvador Perez of the Royals, who led all players with 121 RBIs, had just 4.5 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 222nd among all players and 44th among American League batters.

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6 of 12 top home run leaders among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points

While six of the top 12 home run hitters in 2021 ranked among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points for the season, the two top home run hitters ranked low.

Salvador Perez of the Royals and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays led all players with 48 home runs each in 2021, but both were the lowest ranked among the 12 top home run hitters in Box-Toppers points, both ranking outside the overall top 200 players.

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A look at Box-Toppers’ choices for All-MLB team

Here is a look at Box-Toppers choices for the All-MLB Team for 2021.

Unlike the midseason All-Star Game choices, players are chosen regardless of league, meaning the All-MLB Teams will likely be a mix of both American League and National League players. Box-Toppers did choose end-of-season 2021 All-Star teams based on league in October.

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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: White Sox vs. Astros, Red Sox vs. Rays

Both American League Division Series begin Thursday.

The AL Wild Card champion Boston Red Sox face the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays in one best-of-five game series and the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox take on the Houston Astros, champions of the AL West, in the other series.

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Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Saturday, Oct. 2; Urias, Musgrove rise in player rankings top 10

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to 10th place in rankings Saturday.

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