Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Rangers pitcher Kumar Rocker, Randy Arozarena of the Mariners and Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreYankees’ Judge tops players for Saturday, March 29; Phillies’ Luzardo tops NL players
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Matt McLain of the Reds.
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024
In 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.
For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.
However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Smith tops players Sunday, Sept. 8; Braves’ Sale rises to 4th place
Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, April 23; Mariners’ Gilbert rises to 2nd in rankings
Braves pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Pfaadt, Astros’ Abreu top players in Thursday’s LCS playoff games
Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.
Also Thursday, Jose Abreu of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the American League Championship Series Game 4 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ picks for postseason awards include Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez
Box-Toppers has cast votes for postseason honors for Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez and for Max Scherzer—twice.
I have cast my vote in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) for Dodgers pitcher Scherzer to be both National League Cy Young Award winner and NL Most Valuable Player.
Read MoreMets’ Stroman tops players for Wednesday, July 21; Twins’ Polanco tops AL players
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Stroman struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreRockies’ Marquez tops players for Tuesday, June 1; Indians’ Bieber rises to 10th in player rankings
Rockies pitcher German Marquez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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