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

Shawn Plank November 15, 2024

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.

How 2024 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank November 13, 2024

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.

Astros’ Valdez tops players for Wednesday, May 15; D-backs’ Pfaadt tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 16, 2024

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Valdez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Athletics.

Rays’ Pepiot tops players for Sunday, April 7; Brewers’ Contreras tops NL players

Shawn Plank April 8, 2024

Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn their second Player of the Game honor of 2024—Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco rises to third place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to fifth.

How 2023 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank December 27, 2023

Six of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2023 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2023 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 player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.

Braves’ Strider tops players for Friday, Aug. 18, growing his lead among NL pitchers

Shawn Plank August 19, 2023

Braves pitcher Spencer Strider is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, bolstering his Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers and moving to within 1.0 point of overall leader Shohei Ohtani.

Also Friday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to fourth place and Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to seventh place.

Astros’ Verlander tops players for Friday, Sept. 16, extending his player rankings lead

Shawn Plank September 17, 2022

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Verlander struck out nine over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Athletics.

Yankees’ Cole tops players for Friday, Aug. 26, rising to 10th in player rankings

Shawn Plank August 27, 2022

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Cole struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.

White Sox’ Dylan Cease tops Box-Toppers’ list of worthy, but unchosen All-Stars

Shawn Plank July 18, 2022

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is the most deserving player not selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.

A Box-Toppers look at All-Star starters, reserves and snubs.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.