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Chicago Cubs hold slim edge over Los Angeles Dodgers in Box-Toppers team rankings report

Shawn Plank August 5, 2016

With trade deadline acquisitions, Dodgers are hottest team of the week. Other teams strengthened by trades include Mets, Blue Jays, Rangers, Giants, Twins, Orioles.

Chicago Cubs regain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings after acquiring Aroldis Chapman

Shawn Plank July 29, 2016

Cubs, week's hottest team, thanks to Chapman trade, regain lead after Red Sox hold it for one week. Red Sox, despite down week, still lead AL teams.

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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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