Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2021 point total declined most from 2020: Dinelson Lamet leads list

Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2020 to 2021.

Lamet, who earned 9.0 Box-Toppers points in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season (fifth among all players and third among National League pitchers), earned 2.0 points in 2021. After a stellar 2020 season, he battled injury early in 2021, struggled and went from a starter to a bullpen pitcher.

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A look at players who made biggest gains in Box-Toppers points from 2019 to 2020—Brewers’ Corbin Burnes leads list

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes had the biggest gain in Box-Toppers point totals from 2019 to 2020.

Burnes earned 7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2020 after earning no points in 2019. Burnes had earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in his 2018 rookie season.

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Cubs’ Tyler Chatwood tops players for Saturday, Aug. 1, rises to 2nd in player rankings

Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.

Chatwood struck out 11 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-3 win over the Pirates.

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