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Mariners Pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to third place and Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors. Gallen extends his 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
Read MorePirates pitcher Rich Hill is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, James Outman of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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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.
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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.
Read MoreMets pitcher Taijuan Walker is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen maintains fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Three teams each have seven players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2022 player rankings at the All-Star break.
The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers each have seven players on the top 100 list, tied for the most of any team.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Reid Detmers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Detmers pitched the complete game, no-hit shutout, striking out two and walking one, in the 12-0 win over the Rays.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Tucker Davidson is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Davidson struck out four over three scoreless, hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 8-6 win over the Twins. Davidson did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Twins tied the game after he exited.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead American League teams.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox continues to lead American League batters, Trevor Rogers of the Marlins rises to lead National League pitchers and Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to lead NL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second week in a row.
Meanwhile, the Oakland Athletics, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead American League teams.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers first weekly season player rankings report of the 2021 season.
Meanwhile, Pirates pitcher Joe Musgrove leads National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads American League batters and Justin Turner of the Dodgers leads NL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2021 season.
Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox lead American League teams. The Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians are the week’s hottest teams.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Michael Pineda is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers preview of the 2021 baseball season.
First, a commentary on baseball and COVID-19. Though case rates are declining and vaccines are slowly arriving, coronavirus cases are higher now than during most of the shortened 2020 baseball season. Yet baseball is on the fast track to return to normalcy.
Second, an introduction to the Box-Toppers metric, used to track and compare players since 1995.
Read MoreRays pitcher Charlie Morton and Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s two league championship series games.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, second place in season player rankings, increases his lead among National League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to 10th place in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox are Box-Toppers’ top players in Wednesday’s League Championship Series games.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander and Dodgers pitcher Pedro Baez are Box-Toppers’ top players in Saturday’s pair of League Championship Series games.
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.