The San Diego Padres, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing last week’s leader, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2025 team rankings through games of Thursday, April 17. 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 April 11 to April 17. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of April 10.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padres | 19.6 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2 | Dodgers | 17.4 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 3 | Yankees | 15.9 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 4 | Rangers | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 5 | Cubs | 14.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Giants | 14.0 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 7 | Red Sox | 13.9 | 4.0 | 6 |
| 8 | Mets | 13.5 | 5.5 | 14 |
| 9 | Diamondbacks | 13.5 | 5.0 | 12 |
| 10 | Phillies | 13.4 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 11 | Mariners | 13.2 | 5.5 | 17 |
| 12 | Blue Jays | 13.0 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 13 | Reds | 12.5 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 14 | Brewers | 12.5 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 15 | Athletics | 11.0 | 4.5 | 20 |
| 16 | Guardians | 11.0 | 4.0 | 19 |
| 17 | Tigers | 11.0 | 2.0 | 8 |
| 18 | Pirates | 10.9 | 3.7 | 18 |
| 19 | Cardinals | 9.5 | 4.0 | 24 |
| 20 | Astros | 9.4 | 3.7 | 23 |
| 21 | Rays | 9.0 | 4.0 | 26 |
| 22 | Angels | 9.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
| 22 | Royals | 9.0 | 1.0 | 13 |
| 24 | Nationals | 8.9 | 2.7 | 21 |
| 25 | Orioles | 8.5 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 26 | Marlins | 8.0 | 2.0 | 22 |
| 27 | Twins | 7.0 | 3.0 | 28 |
| 28 | Braves | 6.5 | 2.5 | 27 |
| 29 | White Sox | 5.2 | 2.5 | 30 |
| 30 | Rockies | 3.7 | 0.0 | 29 |
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees rise to lead American League teams passing the Texas Rangers.
Padres lead
Padres players have accumulated 19.6 Box-Toppers points this season, including 7.4 in the past week, most of any team. They rise from second to first place overall, passing the Dodgers, who fall to second with 17.4 points, picking up 4.7 points in the past week.
The Padres have baseball’s best winning percentage (.789) and are led by pitcher Nick Pivetta, who leads all players with 5.0 Box-Toppers points. Padres’ top batter is Manny Machado (1.5 points, 14th among NL batters). Twelve different Padres players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Yankees lead AL teams
The New York Yankees rise to lead AL teams with 15.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.0 in the past week, rising from fifth to third place overall.
The Yankees pass last week’s AL leader, the Texas Rangers, who have the same 15.9 point total as the Yankees, but rank second among AL teams based on their point total from the past week. The Rangers picked up 4.7 compared to the 5.0 picked up by the Yankees. The Rangers fall from third to fourth place overall.
The Yankees and Rangers are tied for the best winning percentage among AL teams (.632).
The Yankees are led by Aaron Judge (3.5 points, seventh overall and second among AL batters). The Yankees’ top pitcher is Max Fried (2.0 points, 10th among AL pitchers.) Eleven different Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Biggest rise: Mets and Mariners
The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners made the biggest jump in Box-Toppers rankings this week, each rising six spots:
The Mets rise from 14th to eighth place with 13.5 points, picking up 5.5 in the past week.
The Mariners rise from 17th to 11 place with 13.2 points, picking up 5.5 in the past week.
Biggest fall: Tigers and Royals
The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers rankings this week, each falling nine spots:
The Tigers fell from eight to 17th place with 11.0 points, picking up 2.0 in the past week.
The Royals fell from 13th to 22nd place with 9.0 points, picking up 1.0 in the past week.
Last place: Rockies
The Colorado Rockies fell from 29th to 30th and last place this week with 3.7 points, picking up 0.0 points in the past week, losing all six games they played. Last week’s lowest-ranked team, the Chicago White Sox, rose to 29th place with 5.2 points, picking up 2.5 points in the past week.
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