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Trade deadline deals help Astros rocket to huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings

Shawn Plank August 2, 2019

The Houston Astros rocketed to a huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, mainly due to acquiring Zack Greinke and other players at the July 31 trade deadline.

The Astros lead for the second week, but last week’s narrow lead has exploded to an enormous lead this week, as they gained the most Box-Toppers points of any team in the past week.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Houston Astros, Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, Martin Maldonado, Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Alex Bregman, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Cody Bellinger, Blake Parker, Corey Dickerson, Jason Vargas, Dan Straily, Roenis Elias, Daniel Hudson, Hunter Strickland, Jesus Aguilar, Trevor Richards, Nick Anderson, Eric Sogard, Marcus Stroman, Tanner Roark, Jordan Lyles, Drew Pomeranz, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Mike Leake, Zac Gallen, Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins, Sergio Romo, San Diego Padres, Franmil Reyes, Logan Allen, Kansas City Royals, Lucas Duda, Brian Flynn, Detroit Tigers, Nick Castellanos, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Trevor Bauer, Yasiel Puig

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Box-Toppers

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

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