The 2024 Box-Toppers rookie leaders, Luis Gil and Shota Imanaga, both faltered during sophomore slumps in 2025, recording the two largest year-over-year Box-Toppers point declines.
Big dippers
Here are players whose Box-Toppers point total declined most from 2024 to 2025. Players are listed in order of their Box-Toppers point decline. Their Box-Toppers points (BTP) for 2025, if any, are also shown.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | Dip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gil, Luis 4498 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | -16.4 |
| 2 | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.0 | -13.7 |
| 3 | Houck, Tanner 4342 | pi sp | bos al | 0.0 | -13.4 |
| 4 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp cp | nym nl | 2.0 | -13.4 |
| 5 | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | atl nl | 0.0 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | -12.7 |
| 7 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.7 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | -10.4 |
| 10 | Myers, Tobias 5026 | pi sp | mil nl | 0.0 | -10.0 |
| 11 | Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | nym nl | 2.0 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 0.0 | -9.7 |
| 13 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 0.0 | -9.7 |
| 14 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | -9.7 |
| 15 | Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 | -9.1 |
| 16 | Stone, Gavin 4942 | pi sp | lad nl | 0.0 | -9.0 |
| 17 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 | -8.7 |
| 18 | Bradford, Cody 4938 | pi sp | tex al | 0.0 | -8.4 |
| 19 | King, Michael 4549 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.4 | -8.3 |
| 20 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.7 | -8.0 |
| 22 | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | -7.7 |
| 23 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | -7.7 |
| 24 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.4 | -7.7 |
| 25 | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | retired | 0.0 | -7.4 |
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Yankees pitcher Gil, whose Box-Toppers point total slid 16.4 points and Cubs pitcher Imanaga, whose total slipped 13.7 points, lead this year’s list of Box-Toppers’ big dippers.
Gil earned 17.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024 but earned just 1.0 point in 2025, a 16.4-point decline that led all players.
Gil’s 17.4 points led all American League rookies in 2024 and he won the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Award. But in February 2025, Gil, 27, suffered a high-grade right lat strain in spring training and missed the first four months of the season, did not make his season debut until Aug. 3, and only earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors once, on Sept. 12, earning his only Box-Toppers point of the season. In that game, he pitched six no-hit, scoreless innings in a win over the Red Sox.
By contrast, in 2024, Gil came out of the gates quickly, earning 13.4 Box-Toppers points by June 4, taking a commanding lead in season player rankings over then-second place player, Braves pitcher Chris Sale (9.7). But Gil only earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points the rest of that season, with his 17.4 points still finishing sixth among all players and second among AL pitchers.
Here is a look at each of the rest of the top 10 biggest decliners in Box-Toppers points from 2024 to 2025:
2. Shota Imanaga
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, 32, had the second-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-13.7) from 2024 to 2025, earning 7.0 after earning 20.7 in 2024.
He finished fourth among all players in 2024, third among NL pitchers. In 2025, his 7.0 points was 35th among NL pitchers.
Imanaga was Box-Toppers’ most improved player in 2024, with his 20.7-point rise from 0.0 in 2023 to 20.7 in his 2024 rookie season, leading all players. His 20.7-point total was the highest for any rookie since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and the fifth-highest increase in points from one season to the next.
Though he was far and away Box-Toppers’ top rookie in 2024, he finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting, behind the winner, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (13.0 points).
While Imanaga got off to a quick start in 2025, with 3.0 Box-Toppers points by April 15, his momentum was halted by a left hamstring strain on May 4, which kept him out of the Cubs’ rotation until late June. He was much less effective upon his return, tended to give up home runs and struck out fewer batters.
His performance dip was significant enough that the Cubs declined their three-year contract option on him in November, though he eventually stayed with the team after accepting a one-year qualifying offer.
3. Tanner Houck
Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck, 29, had the third-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-13.4) from 2024 to 2025, earning 0.0 after earning 13.4 in 2024, which was 10th among AL pitchers.
In 2024, Houck was Box-Toppers’ eighth-ranked most-improved player—his 13.4 points was an 11.4-point gain over his 2.0 points in 2023.
After pitching 178.2 innings in 2024, nearly doubling his previous season high, Houck struggled out of the gate in 2025, surrendering 11 earned runs in a single game twice. He went on the injured list May 14 with a flexor pronator strain in his right pitching elbow. He attempted to return in July but reaggravated the injury and underwent season-ending elbow surgery in August.
He earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points over nine starts in 2025.
4. Sean Manaea
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea, 33, had the fourth-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-13.4) from 2024 to 2025, earning 2.0 after earning 15.4 in 2024, 11th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers.
Manaea suffered a right oblique strain in spring training 2025 and while rehabbing, he was diagnosed with loose bodies in his pitching elbow. He did not make his first appearance until July 13, limiting him to 12 starts. He only earned Player of the Game honors twice.
While Manaea and Houck both had 13.4-point declines from 2024 to 2025, Houck ranks higher on the “big dippers” list because he earned fewer Box-Toppers points in 2025—0.0 vs. 2.0.
5. Reynaldo López
Braves pitcher Reynaldo López, 31, had the fifth-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-12.8) from 2024 to 2025, earning 0.0 after earning 12.8 in 2024, 11th among NL pitchers.
After a stellar 2024 in which his innings pitched increased significantly (from about 66 in both the previous two seasons to 135.2 in 2024), he made only one start in 2025. Afterward, he was placed on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. On April 1, he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. While he recovered to throw again by September, he did not return to pitch in a game.
6. Bryce Miller
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller, 27, had the sixth-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-12.7) from 2024 to 2025, earning 3.0 after earning 15.7 in 2024, eighth overall and third among AL pitchers.
Miller’s workload was halved from 2024 to 2025, as he pitched 90.1 innings after pitching 180.1 in 2025, as he was plagued by a nagging right elbow injury that put him on the injured list. Bone spurs in his right elbow kept him sidelined from early June to mid-August and led to a drop in velocity, an increase in walks and an inflated earned run average (from 2.94 in 2024 to 5.68 in 2025).
However, from mid-August on, Miller was able to make eight regular-season starts, earning Player of the Game honors Sept. 11 and again in the postseason on Oct. 12.
7. Nestor Cortes
Padres pitcher Nestor Cortes, 31, had the seventh-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-12.4) from 2024 to 2025, earning 3.0 after earning 15.4 in 2024 with the Yankees, 12th overall and sixth among AL pitchers.
Cortes was traded from the Yankees to the Brewers in the 2024-25 offseason and was later moved to the Padres at the July 31 trade deadline. He spent the vast majority of 2025 on the injured list, first with an elbow strain and later with a biceps tendon tear in September, requiring surgery and a recovery that is expected to last most of the 2026 season.
Cortes, who pitched 174.1 innings in 2024, only pitched 34.1 innings in 2025. He earned 2.0 of his 2025 Box-Toppers points with the Brewers and 1.0 with the Padres.
8. Dylan Cease
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease, 30, had the eighth-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-12.4) from 2024 to 2025, earning 8.7 after earning 21.1 in 2024.
Cease’s 21.1 points in 2024 ranked third overall and second among NL pitchers, behind only Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (21.4). His 8.7 points in 2025 was 61st overall and 24th among NL pitchers.
While other players on this list suffered declines because of injury, Cease was durable, making 32 starts. But he was hurt by poor defensive support, inefficient pitch counts and a lack of run support.
The Padres won fewer games in which he pitched in 2025 than 2024 (17 vs. 20) and Cease had far more games with seven or more innings pitched in 2024 than 2025 (seven vs. two). Cease allowed the NL’s fifth-highest batting average (.320) of balls in play, meaning that routine fly balls and grounders that should have been outs turned into hits because of subpar defensive play.
But when the Padres defense was not figured in, Cease was startlingly elite. He led the NL with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings, which is the second-best in a full season in franchise history (behind Blake Snell’s 11.7 in 2023). Though Cease had a big dip in Box-Toppers points in 2025, he was actually more difficult to hit than in 2024, when he had 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Despite his earned run average rising from 3.47 in 2024 to 4.55 in 2025, front offices still viewed Cease as an elite strikeout threat hampered by poor defense. This reputation helped him secure a massive seven-year, $210 million free-agent deal with the Blue Jays starting in 2026.
While Cease and Cortes both had 12.4-point declines from 2024 to 2025, Cortes ranks higher on the “big dippers” list because he earned fewer Box-Toppers points in 2025—3.0 vs. 8.7.
9. Bailey Ober
Twins pitcher Bailey Ober, 30, had the ninth-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-10.4) from 2024 to 2025, earning 3.0 after earning 13.4 in 2024, ninth among AL pitchers.
Bailey dealt with a left hip impingement, reportedly as early as spring training, which eventually led him to go on the injured list in late June, missing more than a month of action, returning in June. His pitch velocity was down, he was giving up more home runs and his earned run average went from 3.98 in 2024 to 5.10 in 2025.
In 2024, he appeared in 31 games, including 15 Twins victories and won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in nine of those. However, in 2025, he appeared in 27 games, including 11 Twins victories and won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in just three of those.
10. Tobias Myers
Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers, 27, had the 10th-largest decline in Box-Toppers points (-10.0) from 2024 to 2025, earning 0.0 points after earning 10.0 in his 2024 rookie season, 26th among NL pitchers and third among NL rookies that season, behind Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga (20.7) and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (13.0).
Myers suffered a right oblique strain during spring training and did not appear until late April. By the time he returned, the Brewers had settled into a rotation, relegating Myers to the bullpen or to a shuttle role, where he was frequently optioned to the minors. He made 12 appearances at Triple-A Nashville, often performing well, and 22 in the Majors.
He made 25 starts in 2024 but just six in 2025, serving as a reliever in 16 games.
In 2024, he appeared in 27 games, including 15 Brewers victories and won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in seven of those. However, in 2025, he appeared in 22 games, including eight Brewers victories and did not won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in any of those.
Doyle is biggest dipper among batters
Brenton Doyle of the Rockies, 27, had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points among all batters from 2024 (-9.7), when his 9.7 points was fifth among NL batters to 0.0 in 2025.
Big dippers among batters
Here are batters whose Box-Toppers point total declined most from 2024 to 2025. Batters are listed in order of their Box-Toppers point decline. Their Box-Toppers points (BTP) for 2025, if any, are also shown.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | Dip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 0.0 | -9.7 |
| 2 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b | phi nl | 2.0 | -6.7 |
| 3 | Santander, Anthony 3935 | rf | tor al | 0.0 | -6.5 |
| 4 | Burleson, Alec 4874 | 1b dh | stl nl | 1.0 | -6.5 |
| 5 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | lf dh | hou al | 1.0 | -6.5 |
| 6 | Mountcastle, Ryan 4325 | dh 1b | bal al | 1.5 | -6.5 |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | dh rf | nyy al | 6.5 | -6.5 |
| 8 | Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | ss | kc al | 2.5 | -6.4 |
| 8 | Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh | tex al | 1.0 | -5.5 |
| 10 | Garcia, Luis Jr. 4671 | 2b | ana al | 1.0 | -5.2 |
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His decline was 12th-biggest among all players and he is the only batter among Box-Toppers’ top 25 big dippers for 2025.
A variety of factors contributed to Doyle’s decline. There were fewer opportunities for Doyle to earn Player of the Game honors because the Rockies had far fewer wins—from an already terrible 61 in 2024 to a supremely abysmal 43 in 2025. Doyle missed time on the bereavement list and with quadriceps issues early in the season. In addition, his offensive numbers were down, including his batting average (from .260 in 2024 to .233 in 2025) and home runs (from 23 in 2024 to 15 in 2025).
The second-ranked big dipper among batters is Bryce Harper of the Phillies, 33, whose 6.7-point decline from 8.7 in 2024 to 2.0 in 2025, was 33rd among all players.
Harper declined after missing much of June with right wrist inflammation, which caused dips in games played (132 vs. 145 in 2024), batting average (.261 vs. .285 in 2024), home runs (27 vs. 30 in 2024), RBIs (75 vs. 87 in 2024) and OPS (.844 vs. .898 in 2024). Harper’s total also declined because of the dominance of teammates in 2025, including four who were among the top 10 NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Kyle Schwarber, who led NL batters in Box-Toppers points.
Judge also among top 10 big dipper batters
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, 33, had the seventh-biggest decline among batters in Box-Toppers points (-6.5) from 2024 to 2025, despite being acclaimed as AL Most Valuable Player for the second straight season.
Judge earned 6.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 20th among AL batters after earning 13.0 in 2024, first among AL batters.
Judge’s offensive numbers were indisputably massive, as he hit 53 home runs and drove in 114 runs. He was baseball’s best hitter in 2025—leading the majors in batting average (.331), on-base percentage (.457), and slugging (.688).
But his Box-Toppers points didn’t match his MVP-level production, mainly because of a Yankees teammate bottleneck. There were four separate team wins in which Judge recorded a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 or better—an elite performance—yet Judge did not win Player of the Game honors, often beaten by teammate starting pitchers, Max Fried or Carlos Rodón, who recorded high game scores on the same days Judge was hitting homers. On March 30, Judge had a +6.0 Box-Toppers game score in a Yankees’ win, but was beaten by a teammate for Player of the Game honors—Jazz Chisholm Jr., with a +7.0 game score.
Had Judge earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in each of those four wins, he would have had 10.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, enough to lead AL batters for the second straight season.
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In addition to Judge, four other batters also had 6.5-point declines from 2024 to 2025. The five batters with 6.5-point declines rank from third to seventh among the top 10 big dippers among batters. Since Judge had the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among the five (6.5), he ranks seventh. Here is a look at the other four batters with 6.5-point declines:
Anthony Santander, 31, had 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with the Blue Jays after earning 6.5 points with the Orioles in 2024. He ranks third on the batters’ big dippers list, first among AL batters. (On May 30, while chasing a foul ball against the Angels, Santander crashed hard into the outfield wall, suffering a left shoulder subluxation—partial dislocation—and labrum inflammation and was sidelined nearly four months.)
Alec Burleson of the Cardinals, 27, had 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2025 after earning 7.5 in 2024. He ranks fourth on the batters’ big dippers list. (Burleson was hot in 2024 with 10-game winning RBIs early in the season and was a consistent hitter in 2025, but his power numbers dipped slightly and he rarely had the “top heavy” games with multiple homers or RBIs that win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.)
Yordan Alvarez of the Astros, 28, had 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2025 after earning 7.5 in 2024. He ranks behind Burleson, fifth on the batters’ big dippers list, because he had more 2023 points than Burleson (6.5 vs. 1.0). (Alvarez was limited to just 48 games in 2025. He spent the majority of the season on the injured list due to a combination of a right-hand fracture and a severe ankle sprain.)
Ryan Mountcastle of the Orioles, 28, had 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025 after earning 8.0 in 2024. He ranks sixth on the batters’ big dippers list. (Mountcastle missed nearly half of the 2025 season due to a left hamstring strain. In the games he did play, his production dipped significantly, including a drop in his on-base plus slugging percentage from .733 in 2024 to .653 in 2025.)
Also notable: Chris Sale, Gerrit Cole
Chris Sale
Braves pitcher Chris Sale, 36, had the 24th-biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2024 to 2025 (-7.7), earning 11.4 in 2025, 13th among NL pitchers, after earning 19.1 in 2024, fourth among NL pitchers.
Sale has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among all players on this season’s top 25 big dippers list. He also has the most career Box-Toppers points of all players on that list. His 183.8 career Box-Toppers points is 11th among all players since 1995 when tracking began, ninth among all pitchers and was fourth among all active players at the close of 2025, third among active NL pitchers.
Sale’s Box-Toppers points dipped after missing two months with a fractured left rib cage, which limited his starts (20 in 2025 after making 29 in 2024). He also won far fewer games in 2025 than 2024 (seven vs. 18) and had fewer strikeouts (165 vs. 225).
Gerrit Cole
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, 35, had the 14th-biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2024 to 2025 (-9.7), earning 0.0 in 2025 after earning 9.7 in 2024, 28th among AL pitchers.
Cole has 165.0 career Box-Toppers points, 18th among all players since 1995, fifth among active players at the close of 2025 and second among active AL pitchers.
Cole missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery on March 11 and could return as early as mid-2026.
Cole is the only player to make Box-Toppers’ top 25 big dippers list in both 2024 and 2025. In 2024, his 7.3-point drop from 17.0 in 2023 to 9.7 in 2024 was that season’s 23rd-biggest dip.
Top 10 players from 2024 on big dippers list
Nine of the 10 players with the most Box-Toppers points in 2024 had declines in points in 2025. The only one who didn’t? Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who increased by 1.0 point from 21.1 in 2024, second overall, to 22.1 in 2025, first overall.
Six of the nine top 10 players of 2025 who had declines were on Box-Toppers’ top 25 big dippers list for 2025. Three of those nine escaped the fate of being a 2025 top 25 big dipper:
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who had 21.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, first overall, and had 20.1 in 2025, third overall and second among NL pitchers. His 1.3-point decline from 2024 to 2025 ranked 329th among the largest point declines.
Mariners pitcher George Kirby, who had 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, ninth overall, and had 11.0 in 2025, 34th overall and 19th among AL pitchers. His 4.4-point decline from 2024 to 2025 ranked 87th among the largest point declines.
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez, who had 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 10th overall, and had 11.7 in 2025, 25th overall and 13th among AL pitchers. His 3.7-point decline from 2024 to 2025 ranked 112th among the largest point declines.
Here is a look at the six top 10 players from 2024 who were among the top 25 big dippers in 2025 (listed according to their 2024 ranking):
3. Cease, 21.1 points in 2024, had 8.7 points in 2025, a 12.4-point decline, eighth-biggest dip.
4. Imanaga, 20.7 points in 2024, had 7.0 points in 2025, a 13.7-point decline, second-biggest dip.
5. Sale, 19.1 points in 2024, had 11.4 points in 2025, a 7.7-point decline, 24th-biggest dip.
6. Gil, 17.4 points in 2024, had 1.0 point in 2025, a 16.4-point decline, biggest dip.
7. Blake Snell, 15.7 points in 2024 with the Giants, had 7.0 points in 2025 with the Dodgers, an 8.7-point decline, 17th-biggest dip.
8. Miller, 15.7 points in 2024, had 3.0 points in 2025, a 12.7-point decline, sixth-biggest dip.
2024’s top improvers among 2025’s big dippers
There are 13 players who made big Box-Toppers points gains in 2024 and then followed it up with a big Box-Toppers points decline in 2025. These players, shown with their ranking among Box-Toppers’ 25 most improved players in 2024, are on 2025’s top 25 big dippers list:
1. Imanaga, 20.7-point gain to 20.7 points in 2024, had 7.0 points in 2025, a 13.7-point decline, second-biggest dip.
2. Gil, 17.4-point gain to 17.4 points in 2024, had 1.0 point in 2025, a 16.4-point decline, biggest dip.
3. Cortes, a 13.4-point gain to 15.4 in 2024, had 3.0 points in 2025, an 12.4-point decline, seventh-biggest dip.
5. Lopez, 11.8-point gain to 12.8 points in 2024, had 0.0 points in 2025, a 12.8-point decline, fifth-biggest dip.
6. Manaea, 11.7-point gain to 15.4 in 2024, had 2.0 points in 2025, a 13.4-point decline, fourth-biggest dip.
8. Houck, 11.4-point gain to 13.4 points in 2024, had 0.0 points in 2025, a 13.4-point decline, third-biggest dip.
9. Cease, 11.1-point gain to 21.1 points in 2024, had 8.7 points in 2025, a 12.4-point decline, eighth-biggest dip.
11. Ronel Blanco of the Astros, a 10.7-point gain to 10.7 points in 2024, had 3.0 points in 2025, a 7.7-point decline, 22nd-biggest dip.
13. Sale, a 10.4-point gain to 19.1 points in 2024, had 11.4 points in 2025, a 7.7-point decline, 24th-biggest dip.
15. Myers, a 10.0-point gain to 10.0 points in 2024, had 0.0 points in 2025, a 10.0-point decline, 10th-biggest dip.
21. Ryan Helsley, an 8.0-point gain to 12.0 points in 2024 with the Cardinals, had 2.0 points in 2025 with the Cardinals and Mets, a 10.0-point decline, 11th-biggest dip.
23. Gavin Stone of the Dodgers, an 8.0-point gain to 9.0 points in 2024, had 0.0 points in 2025, a 9.0-point decline, 16th-biggest dip.
24. Seth Lugo of the Royals, a 7.7-point gain to 14.1 points in 2024, had 5.0 points in 2025, a 9.1-point decline, 15th-biggest dip.
Quick high rise, big hard fall
Four players are on Box-Toppers top 10 players list for 2024, Box-Toppers top 25 most improved players for 2024 and Box-Toppers top 25 biggest point decliners for 2025—Cease, Imanaga, Sale and Gil.
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Past Box-Toppers top 25 big dippers lists: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
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Box-Toppers top 25 most improved players lists: 2025 (Jesús Luzardo), 2024 (Shota Imanaga), 2023 (Jesús Luzardo), 2022 (Justin Verlander), 2021 (Max Scherzer), 2020 (Corbin Burnes), 2019 (Chris Paddack), 2018 (Blake Snell), 2017 (Luis Severino), 2016 (Jose Fernandez), 2015 (Matt Harvey).