Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two National League Division Series games.
Read MoreDodgers’ Ohtani tops players in Saturday’s league division series opening games
Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani tops players in Saturday’s four League Division Series opening games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s League Division Series games: Jackson Chourio of the Brewers, Tigers pitcher Will Vest and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays.
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Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Dodgers vs. Phillies, Cubs vs. Brewers
The Philadelphia Phillies are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team while National League top-seed Milwaukee Brewers rank fifth among NL playoff teams in Box-Toppers points.
A Box-Toppers look at both National League Division Series, which begin Saturday.
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Padres’ Pivetta rises to lead season player rankings, Mariners’ Gilbert leads AL players
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also rises to lead National League pitchers. Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert continues to lead American League pitchers, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead AL batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreGuardians’ Ortiz tops players for Saturday, April 12; Cubs’ Kelly rises to 8th place
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Carson Kelly of the Cubs rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day.
Read MorePadres’ Pivetta tops players for Friday, April 11; Mets’ Alonso rises to lead player rankings
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to fifth place after winning Player of the Game.
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Mariners’ Gilbert leads Box-Toppers season player rankings, Judge ranks 2nd
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report of the 2025 season.
Gilbert also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters, Jackson Chourio leads National League batters and Zack Wheeler of the Phillies leads NL pitchers.
Read MoreYankees’ Fried tops players for Wednesday, April 9; Chourio, Mahle rise in top 10
Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Jackson Chourio of the Brewers rises to third place and Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth.
Read MorePirates’ Heaney tops players for Sunday, April 6; Red Sox’ Bregman rises to 5th place
Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two Red Sox batters rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors in a doubleheader. Alex Bregman rises to fifth place (earning American League Player of the Day honors) and Wilyer Abreu rises to sixth.
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Box-Toppers three top-ranked rookies are named to Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team: Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga.
Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team includes Rookies of the Year Gil, Skenes
The past season’s Rookie of the Year winners—Yankees pitcher Luis Gil and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes—are among the Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team players.
Gil is placed on the Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team as the second starting pitcher and Skenes is placed as the third starter. Gil ranked second among rookie starting pitchers with 17.4 Box-Toppers points and Skenes ranked third with 13.0 Box-Toppers points. Both finished behind Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookie pitcher, who earned 20.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
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Imanaga makes biggest leap in Box-Toppers points; 2 others win B-T Comeback Player
While Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Box-Toppers’ most improved player in 2024, our choices for Comeback Players of the Year are Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes and Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez.
Meanwhile, one of the consensus choices for Comeback Player of the Year—Braves pitcher Chris Sale—ranks 13th among Box-Toppers’ most-improved players in 2024.
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Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is voted AL Rookie of the Year and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is voted NL Rookie of the Year. Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ choice for top NL rookie, finished fourth in voting.
Box-Toppers’ top AL rookie Gil wins AL Rookie of Year; top NL rookie Imanaga finishes 4th
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, Box-Toppers’ choice for 2024 American League Rookie of the Year, was also voted winner of the honor by baseball writers Monday.
But Paul Skenes of the Pirates, who won the National League Rookie of the Year honor, was second among Box-Toppers’ top three choices for top NL rookie. Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ choice for top NL rookie, finished fourth in voting.
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Box-Toppers points leaders are finalists in 5 of 6 major postseason player awards
In five of the six major postseason player awards, the 2024 Box-Toppers points leader for each honor is among the finalists announced by baseball writers Monday.
Here are the five awards for which Box-Toppers top-ranked players are among the finalists:
American League Cy Young Award—Tarik Skubal of the Tigers.
National League Cy Young Award—Zack Wheeler of the Phillies.
AL Most Valuable Player—Aaron Judge of the Yankees.
NL Most Valuable Player—Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.
AL Rookie of the Year—Luis Gil of the Yankees.
A Box-Toppers look at postseason awards—For 1st time in 30 years, our picks may win
Box-Toppers points leaders have never won all four major postseason awards since tracking began in 1995.
But this year, in the 30th season of tracking, there is a chance that the four Box-Toppers points category leaders (both league’s batters and pitchers) may win the four major awards (both league’s Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards).
Read MorePadres’ Musgrove tops players in Wednesday’s 4 Wild Card series games
Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove tops players in Wednesday’s four Wild Card playoff games.
Three teams swept the best-of-three-game series Wednesday and will advance to their league division series beginning Saturday—the Padres, Tigers and Royals. The Brewers and Mets will play a decisive Game 3 in their Wild Card series on Thursday.
Read MoreAngels’ Anderson tops players Thursday, Aug. 8; Brewers’ Chourio tops NL players
Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Anderson struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 9-4 win over the Yankees
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players for Wednesday, April 10, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Box-Toppers picks Dodgers over Astros in 2024 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2024 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Houston Astros.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—103—and will be one of three teams with 99 or more wins, along with the Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
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