The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 16th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles lead American League teams for the second week and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreGiants’ Webb tops players Thursday, Aug. 15; Phillies’ Wheeler maintains 3rd place
Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals’ Ragans tops players Wednesday, Aug. 14; Yankees’ Judge rises to 9th overall
Royals pitcher Cole Ragans is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
Read MoreYankees’ Cortes tops players Tuesday, Aug. 13; Tigers’ Skubal extends AL pitching lead
Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Skubal maintains second place overall in season player rankings.
Read MoreBraves’ Sale tops players Monday, Aug. 12, rising to 6th; Kershaw extends record streak
Braves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 17 straight seasons—tied for the longest active streak—after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players Sunday, Aug. 11; Guardians’ Bibee rises to 6th place
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons after winning his first 2024 Player of the Game honor.
Read MoreBrewers’ Myers tops players Saturday, Aug. 10; Astros’ Arrighetti tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Myers struck out nine over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds. Myers did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreTwins’ Bailey Ober tops players Friday, Aug. 9, rising to 6th in player rankings
Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies extends his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Padres’ Cease leads player rankings for 3rd week; Skubal leads AL pitchers
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, all other category leaders remain the same as last week. Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal leads American League pitchers, Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters and Brenton Doyle of the Rockies leads National League batters.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 15th week; Orioles regain AL lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 15th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles rise past the New York Yankees to lead American League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAngels’ Anderson tops players Thursday, Aug. 8; Brewers’ Chourio tops NL players
Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Anderson struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 9-4 win over the Yankees
Read MorePhillies’ Schwarber tops players Wednesday, Aug. 7; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd place
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among American League pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil maintains fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Imanaga tops players Tuesday, Aug. 6, rising to 3rd in season player rankings
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Twins.
Read MoreMets’ Manaea tops players Monday, Aug. 5; Dodgers’ Glasnow rises to 9th place
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players Sunday, Aug. 4, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.
Wheeler struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreReds’ Greene tops players Saturday, Aug. 3; Yankees’ Judge increases AL batting lead
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees increased his lead among American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGiants’ Blake Snell tops players for Friday, Aug. 2, pitching a no-hitter
Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Snell pitched a complete-game, no-hit shutout, striking out 11 and allowing three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
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Padres’ Cease leads player rankings for 2nd week; Skubal rises to lead AL pitchers
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to lead American League pitchers. Other player ranking category leaders remain the same: Cease leads National League pitchers, Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters and Brenton Doyle of the Rockies leads NL batters.
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Despite trade deadline team shake-up, Phillies hold Box-Toppers team ranking lead
The Philadelphia Phillies maintain the Box-Toppers team rankings lead for the 14th week, despite winning only one game in the past week and making only minimal moves at a trade deadline which shook up team rankings.
Among the changes this week: The New York Yankees rise past the Baltimore Orioles to regain the lead among American League teams and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the hottest team of the week, in part due to landing the top trade deadline acquisition, picking up pitcher Jack Flaherty (9.0 Box-Toppers points) from the Tigers.
Read MoreGuardians’ Ramirez tops players Thursday, Aug. 1; Royals’ Lugo rises to 10th
Jose Ramirez of the Guardians is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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