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Despite no wins this week, Dodgers stay atop team rankings due to deadline trades

Shawn Plank August 7, 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold onto first place in Box-Toppers team rankings this week—without winning a single game—thanks to trade deadline deals that provided them the biggest net point gain from player moves.

The New York Yankees maintain their Box-Toppers points lead among American League teams despite making few trades before the Aug. 3 deadline. Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays had the biggest net gain in points this week—they had the third-biggest net gain in points from trade deadline deals and won four of their seven games.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers, Kris Bubic, Hunter Feduccia, Ben Rortvedt, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Andy Pages, Tampa Bay Rays, Cam Schlittler, Jazz Chisholm, Jose Soriano, Spencer Arrighetti, Jameson Taillon, Josh Smith, Kevin Gausman, Jeff Hoffman, Daulton Varsho, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, Zack Littell, Joey Wiemer, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Foster Griffin, Jo Adell, Blake Perkins, Nate Lowe, Bo Naylor, Nolan Jones, Codi Heuer, San Diego Padres, Robbie Ray, Casey Mize, Dustin May, Antonio Senzatela, JoJo Romero, Marcelo Mayer, Anthony Molina, Tyler Mahle, Heliot Ramos, Caleb Kilian, Luis Arraez, Moisés Ballesteros, Nacho Alvarez Jr., Kirby Yates, Ryan Zeferjahn, Logan O'Hoppe, Brent Suter, Chase Silseth, River Ryan, Adley Rutschman, Dillon Dingler

Dodgers, Mets, Phillies among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings

Shawn Plank February 3, 2025

The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.

The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.

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Tags Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Blake Snell, Juan Soto, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Joe Musgrove, Kirby Yates, Tanner Scott, Roki Sasaki, Jack Flaherty, Tyler Glasnow, Gavin Stone, River Ryan, Michael Kopech, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Clayton Kershaw, Frankie Montas, Griffin Canning, Jose Quintana, Luis Severino, Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea, Francisco Lindor, Max Kepler, Jesus Luzardo, Spencer Turnbull, Jeff Hoffman, Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Cristopher Sanchez, Ranger Suarez, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Arizona Diamondbacks, Corbin Burnes, Josh Naylor, Joc Pederson, Josh Bell, Zac Gallen, Brandon Pfaadt, Eugenio Suarez, Chicago Cubs, Colin Rea, Kyle Tucker, Kyle Hendricks, Shota Imanaga, Ian Happ, Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, Nestor Cortes, Luis Gil, Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodon, Gerrit Cole, Cleveland Guardians, Luis Oritz, Carlos Santana, Tanner Bibee, Jose Ramirez, Shane Bieber, David Fry, Sam Hentges, Kansas City Royals, Jonathan India, Brady Singer, Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Michael Wacha, Bobby Witt Jr., Martin Perez, Jurickson Profar, Dylan Cease, Michael King, Yu Darvish, Manny Machado, Seattle Mariners, Yimi Garcia, Bryce Miller, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo, Luis Castillo, Julio Rodriguez, Anthony Santander, Andres Gimenez, Max Scherzer, Ryan Yarbrough, Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios, Daulton Varsho, Tarik Skubal, Kenta Maeda, Riley Greene, Athletics, Jeffrey Springs, Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker, Willy Adames, Cole Sands, Freddy Peralta, Tobias Myers, Aaron Civale, Robert Gasser, Charlie Morton, Travis d'Arnaud, Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez, Spencer Schwellenbach, Marcell Ozuna, Ray Kerr, Spencer Strider, Joe Jimenez, Ronald Acuña Jr., Texas Rangers, Andrew Heaney, Nathan Eovaldi, Cody Bradford, Houston Astros, Christian Walker, Yusei Kikuchi, Framber Valdez, Hunter Brown, Josh Hader, Ronel Blanco, Yordan Alvarez, Cristian Javier, Chicago White Sox

Twins’ Ober tops players Sunday, July 28; Dodgers’ Ryan tops NL players

Shawn Plank July 28, 2024

Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Ober struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Tigers.

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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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