Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to ninth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreD-backs’ Kelly tops players for Friday, May 5; Rays’ Arozarena rises to lead AL batters
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Randy Arozarena of the Rays rises to first place among American League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams
The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.
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A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2022 season
Could 2023 be the season Clayton Kershaw passes Randy Johnson for the “all-time” lead in career Box-Toppers points?
Or could this coming season be the year when Kershaw loses the lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points to either Max Scherzer or Justin Verlander?
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Yankees, Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason team rankings, landing biggest free agents
The New York Yankees and New York Mets lead Box-Toppers offseason rankings after landing the winter’s two biggest free agents.
The Yankees rank first after Carlos Rodon Thursday agreed to a free agent deal. Rodon earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He ranked second among all free agents going into the 2023 season.
Read MoreJustin Verlander sets Box-Toppers record for biggest one-season improvement
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is the clear-cut choice for Comeback Player of the Year in the American League, but three different National League players have won 2022 comeback awards, none of whom were among Box-Toppers’ top NL resurgent players.
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Five Box-Toppers points category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2022 as voted by the players’ union: Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider and Julio Rodriguez.
Justin Verlander among 2022 Box-Toppers points leaders winning Players Choice Awards
Five Box-Toppers points category leaders also won Players Choice Awards for 2022 as voted by the players’ union: Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Sandy Alcantara, Spencer Strider and Julio Rodriguez.
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Source: MLB.com.
A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series that begin Friday, Oct. 7
The new Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Friday with four best-of-three series. Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Cease tops players for Saturday, Sept. 3, rising to 3rd in player rankings
White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets’ deGrom tops players for Saturday, Aug. 13; Astros’ McCullers tops AL players
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
deGrom struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreGuardians’ McKenzie tops players for Thursday, July 14; Brewers’ Burnes rises to 10th
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bieber tops players for Tuesday, July 12; White Sox’ Cease rises to 3rd
Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease rises to third place and Rays pitcher Corey Kluber rises to 10th.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, July 6, extending his player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to first place among National League pitchers.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Saturday, June 25; Fried, Burnes rise in top 10 list
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to seventh place and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Thursday, June 2; Yankees’ Cortes rises to lead player rankings
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who held the top spot for nearly a month.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Saturday, May 28; Mariners’ Gilbert tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Braves.
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani leads Box-Toppers player rankings report for 3rd straight week
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third straight week.
Ohtani also leads both American League pitching and batting categories. Meanwhile, Tylor Megill of the Mets rises to lead National League pitchers and C.J. Cron of the Rockies rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, May 5, regaining season player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Ohtani struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.
Read MoreRays’ Kluber tops players for Wednesday, May 4, rising to 4th in player rankings
Rays pitcher Corey Kluber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Athletics. Kluber did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreRays’ Kluber tops players for Friday, April 29; Mets’ Megill rises to lead player rankings
Rays pitcher Corey Kluber is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Mets pitcher Tylor Megill rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Two other players also rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 Friday—Jose Ramirez of the Guardians rises to fifth place and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros rises to sixth. Plus, C.J. Cron of the Rockies rises to first place among National League batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points Friday.
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