The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the eighth straight week.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2023 team rankings through games of Thursday, May 25. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from May 19 to May 25 . The column Wk ago shows the team's rank on May 18.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rays | 46.1 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2 | Rangers | 40.8 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 3 | Dodgers | 39.8 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 4 | Orioles | 36.2 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 5 | Diamondbacks | 35.8 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 6 | Braves | 34.7 | 4.7 | 9 |
| 7 | Astros | 34.4 | 5.5 | 11 |
| 8 | Blue Jays | 34.4 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 9 | Yankees | 34.2 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 10 | Angels | 32.9 | 7.5 | 15 |
| 11 | Pirates | 32.8 | 2.7 | 8 |
| 12 | Brewers | 31.6 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 13 | Twins | 31.6 | 2.0 | 10 |
| 14 | Red Sox | 30.9 | 3.2 | 13 |
| 15 | Marlins | 29.4 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 16 | Tigers | 28.5 | 5.0 | 17 |
| 17 | Mariners | 28.4 | 5.0 | 18 |
| 18 | Mets | 28.0 | 5.0 | 20 |
| 19 | Giants | 27.9 | 5.7 | 23 |
| 19 | Cardinals | 27.9 | 5.7 | 22 |
| 21 | Padres | 27.4 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 22 | Rockies | 26.4 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 23 | Phillies | 26.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 24 | Cubs | 25.4 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 25 | White Sox | 24.5 | 7.0 | 28 |
| 26 | Reds | 23.9 | 2.5 | 26 |
| 27 | Nationals | 23.4 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Guardians | 23.1 | 1.0 | 24 |
| 29 | Royals | 16.0 | 1.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Athletics | 11.5 | 0.0 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Rays players have accumulated 46.1 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 5.5 points in the past week. They lead over the second-place Texas Rangers (40.8) by 5.3 points and over the NL-leading Dodgers (39.8) by 6.3 points.
The Rays have baseball’s best winning percentage (0.712) and are led by pitcher Shane McClanahan (8.7 Box-Toppers points, first among all players). Rays’ top batter is Randy Arozarena (6.0 points, third among AL batters). There are 15 different Rays players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023.
The Dodgers lead NL teams for the fourth straight week with 39.8 Box-Toppers points, picking up 3.5 in the past week, falling from second to third place overall.
The Dodgers have the second-best winning percentage among NL teams (0.608), behind the Atlanta Braves (0.620), who rank sixth overall and third among NL teams with 34.7 Box-Toppers points.
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Clayton Kershaw (6.1 points), eighth overall and second among NL pitchers. Top batter is James Outman (4.7 points), second among NL batters. There are 18 different Dodgers players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023.
The Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team, picking up 7.5 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team, rising from 15th to 10th place overall with 32.9 points. Their five-spot rise in rankings was also the biggest jump among all teams.
The San Diego Padres had the biggest decline among all teams in the past week, falling five spots from 16th to 21st place with 27.4 points, picking up 3.0 points in the past week.
The Oakland Athletics rank 30th and last in Box-Toppers team rankings for the sixth week in a row with 11.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week.
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