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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2024 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the San Diego Padres saw the biggest decline.
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The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
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The New York Yankees lead in Box-Toppers team rankings continued to narrow this week.
Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros gained on the Yankees this week. The Dodgers, ranked second, continue to lead all National League teams and the Astros, ranked third, are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urquidy struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander, pitching a no-hitter, is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Verlander also becomes the seventh player in Box-Toppers tracking history (which began in 1995) to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points, rising to sixth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list.
In addition, Verlander Sunday had Box-Toppers’ highest Box-Toppers game score of any Player of the Game this season.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the sixth straight week.
Also this week, there is a new leader in Box-Toppers points among American League batters as Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox passes previous leader Joey Gallo of the Rangers.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers and Joey Gallo of the Rangers.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Brewers closing pitcher Josh Hader.
Meanwhile, Verlander also assumes the lead among American League pitchers, while leaders of the other three categories remain unchanged from last week.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Chris Bassitt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Joey Gallo of the Rangers rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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The Seattle Mariners regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings report, rising to the top with a tiebreaking edge over last week’s leader, the Tampa Bay Rays.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks rise to lead National League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Sam Gaviglio is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke now has the sixth-most career Box-Toppers points since 1995, passing Albert Pujols on the “all-time” list, after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors, his fourth Player of the Game honor already this season.
Plus, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday—Brewers pitcher Josh Hader rises to third place and Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin rises to 10th.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day on the final day of spring training.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season. The regular season begins Thursday.
Read MoreBox-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.