**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.

Imanaga makes biggest leap in Box-Toppers points; 2 others win B-T Comeback Player

Shawn Plank December 20, 2024

While Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Box-Toppers’ most improved player in 2024, our choices for Comeback Players of the Year are Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes and Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez.

Meanwhile, one of the consensus choices for Comeback Player of the Year—Braves pitcher Chris Sale—ranks 13th among Box-Toppers’ most-improved players in 2024.

Box-Toppers 2024 year-end All-Star teams

Shawn Plank December 16, 2024

Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2024 regular season.

The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.

Phillies, Orioles have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list

Shawn Plank July 18, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.

Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.

Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 11th week; Orioles maintain AL team lead

Shawn Plank July 5, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight week.

Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles continue to lead American League teams and the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.

Box-Toppers picks Dodgers over Astros in 2024 World Series, plus our awards forecasts

Shawn Plank March 27, 2024

Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2024 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Houston Astros.

Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—103—and will be one of three teams with 99 or more wins, along with the Astros and the Atlanta Braves.

Rangers persist, leading Box-Toppers team rankings despite uncertain playoff spot

Shawn Plank September 22, 2023

It doesn’t seem possible or correct, but the Texas Rangers persist in leading Box-Toppers team rankings for the eighth straight week.

Teams that could challenge the Rangers for top spot in rankings simply have not been gaining ground on the team that is struggling to cling to a final American League Wild Card playoff spot.

Rangers still lead Box-Toppers team rankings, though currently outside playoff picture

Shawn Plank September 8, 2023

The Texas Rangers still lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, despite falling outside the dozen teams that would currently qualify for a playoff spot.

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to gain on the Rangers, leading all National League teams. Plus, the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.

Tampa Bay Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 11th week

Shawn Plank June 16, 2023

The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight week.

Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their lead among National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.

Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 7th week; Dodgers lead NL teams

Shawn Plank May 19, 2023

The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh straight week.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the St. Louis Cardinals are the week’s hottest team.

Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 5th week; Dodgers rise to lead NL teams

Shawn Plank May 5, 2023

The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead National League teams.

Box-Toppers picks Mets over Yankees in 2023 World Series

Shawn Plank March 27, 2023

Box-Toppers picks the New York Mets to win the 2023 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion New York Yankees.

Box-Toppers projects the Mets will have the most wins among all teams—104—and will be one of three teams with more than 100 wins, along with the Yankees and the San Diego Padres.

Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams

Shawn Plank March 21, 2023

The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.

Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.

Yankees, Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, landing biggest free agents

Shawn Plank December 15, 2022

The New York Yankees and New York Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason rankings after landing the winter’s two biggest free agents.

The Yankees rank first after Carlos Rodon Thursday agreed to a free agent deal. Rodon earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He ranked second among all free agents going into the 2023 season.

Los Angeles Dodgers rise past Yankees to take Box-Toppers team rankings lead

Shawn Plank August 12, 2022

The Los Angeles Dodgers rise past the New York Yankees to take the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.

The Yankees, who led all teams for the previous seven weeks, remain in the lead of American League teams. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.

Braves, Padres gain at trade deadline, but Yankees, Dodgers still top team rankings

Shawn Plank August 5, 2022

Trade deadline deals helped both the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres rise closer to the top of Box-Toppers team rankings this week.

But the top two spots in Box-Toppers team rankings remain the same with the New York Yankees in first place and the top National League team, the Los Angeles Dodgers in second.

Yankees Box-Toppers lead shrinks at All-Star break as surging Dodgers edge closer

Shawn Plank July 18, 2022

The New York Yankees continue to lead Box-Toppers team rankings at the All-Star break.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the week’s hottest team, continue to lead National League teams and have gained ground on the Yankees.

Yankees maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead; Padres rise to lead NL teams

Shawn Plank June 17, 2022

The New York Yankees lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second straight week and are also the week’s hottest team.

Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres rise to lead National League teams, passing the Milwaukee Brewers, who have led NL teams the past six weeks.

Dodgers top Box-Toppers 2022 preseason team rankings; White Sox top AL teams

Shawn Plank March 26, 2022

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2022 preseason rankings. They also ended 2021 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team.

Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Oakland Athletics saw the biggest decline.

A look at Box-Toppers’ top 100 players for 2021

Shawn Plank January 31, 2022

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players of 2021.

Scherzer had 25.1 Box-Toppers points during the regular season. It is his fourth season with 25.0 or more Box-Toppers points. Only two other players have as many or more seasons with 25.0 or more points.