Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Despite no wins this week, Dodgers stay atop team rankings due to deadline trades
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.
Read MoreYankees’ Fried tops players for Wednesday, April 22, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRangers’ Gore tops players for Wednesday, April 8, rising to 5th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Alec Burleson of the Cardinals rises to seventh place in season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreTigers’ Torres tops players for Monday, May 12; Rangers’ Mahle rises to 9th place
Gleyber Torres of the Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle rises to ninth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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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 MoreRangers’ Mahle tops players for Tuesday, April 15; Mahle, Bregman, Imanaga rise in top 10
Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Alex Bregman of the Red Sox rises to sixth place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to ninth place.
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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.
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Dodgers lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings, Rangers top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2025 season.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers lead American League teams and the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers are the hottest teams of the past week.
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 MoreBraves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Friday, April 4; Luzardo, Imanaga rise in top 10
Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo rose to third place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned their second Player of the Game honor of 2025.
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Braves, Astros, Mariners among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings
The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.
Read MorePhillies’ Strahm tops players for Thursday, April 27; Yankees’ Cole rises to 2nd place
Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Braves, Padres gain at trade deadline, but Yankees, Dodgers still top team rankings
Trade deadline deals helped both the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres rise closer to the top of Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
But the top two spots in Box-Toppers team rankings remain the same with the New York Yankees in first place and the top National League team, the Los Angeles Dodgers in second.
Read MoreReds’ Mahle tops players for Tuesday, June 14; Yankees’ Cole rises to 9th in player rankings
Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreGiants’ Gausman tops players for Sunday, Sept. 26; Rays‘ Baz tops AL players
Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gausman struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies. Gausman did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.
Read MorePhillies’ Harper tops players for Thursday, Sept. 16; Angels’ Cobb tops AL players
Bryce Harper of the Phillies is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Harper hit a three-run homer and doubled twice in the 17-8 win over the Cubs. Harper went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
Read MoreAstros’ Greinke tops players for Friday, Aug. 13; Reds’ Mahle tops NL players
Astros pitcher Zack Grienke is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Greinke struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Angels.
Read MoreReds’ Mahle tops players for Wednesday, June 16; Yankees’ Cole rises to lead player rankings
Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePadres’ Musgrove, pitching no-hitter, tops players for Friday, April 9, rises to lead player rankings
Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove, pitching a no-hitter, is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Musgrove struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, allowing no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rangers. Musgrove faced 28 batters, one over the minimum, allowing only one baserunner on a hit by pitch.
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