It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on September 11.

1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  188 Cup Points in 137 Games.  (#1 Last Week).  6.5 bWAR, 131 Runs, 154 Hits, 48 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .280/.391/.609 Slash Line, 1.001 OPS & 143 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 182 Cup Points in 136 Games. (#2 Last Week).  7.8 bWAR, 118 Runs, 158 Hits, 46 Home Runs, 100 Runs Batted In, .322/.443/.669 Slash Line, 1.112 OPS & 205 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 164 Cup Points in 147 Games. (#3 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 76 Runs, 151 Hits, 33 Home Runs, 113 Runs Batted In, .267/.344/.511 Slash Line, .854 OPS & 141 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 162 Cup Points in 144 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.8 bWAR, 95 Runs, 129 Hits, 53 Home Runs, 113 Runs Batted In, .239/.354/.570 Slash Line, .923 OPS & 161 OPS+.

5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 151 Cup Points in 147 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  4.4 bWAR, 100 Runs, 132 Hits, 50 Home Runs, 123 Runs Batted In, .242/.368/.560 Slash Line, .929 OPS & 150 OPS+.

6. Juan Soto, New York Mets: 140 Cup Points in 138 Games. #8 Last Week).   6.0 bWAR, 112 Runs, 137 Hits, 39 Home Runs, 95 Runs Batted In, .264/.400/.528 Slash Line, .928 OPS & 163 OPS+.

7. Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays: 147 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#6 Last Week).  3.8 bWAR, 87 Runs, 144 Hits, 42 Home Runs, 106 Runs Batted In, .261/.300/.538 Slash Line, .838 OPS & 127 OPS+.

8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  146 Cup Points in 142 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  5.3 bWAR, 91 Runs, 152 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .285/.358/.507 Slash Line, .866 OPS & 136 OPS+.

9. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 145 Cup Points in 147 Games. (#8 Last Week).   3.4 bWAR, 81 Runs, 155 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 84 Runs Batted In, .272/.333/.452 Slash Line, .784 OPS & 115 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 144 Cup Points in 142 Games. (#6 Last Week).  6.2 bWAR, 91 Runs, 163 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .293/.350/.497 Slash Line, .847 OPS & 134 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 144 Cup Points in 145 Games. (#10 Last Week).   4.4 bWAR, 100 Runs, 154 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .263/.337/.451 Slash Line, .787 OPS & 123 OPS+.

Detroit’s Riley Greene fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,115 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,102 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on September 4.

1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  179 Cup Points in 137 Games.  (#1 Last Week).  5.9 bWAR, 125 Runs, 148 Hits, 46 Home Runs, 87 Runs Batted In, .279/.387/.606 Slash Line, .993 OPS & 173 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 173 Cup Points in 130 Games. (#2 Last Week).  7.4 bWAR, 112 Runs, 152 Hits, 43 Home Runs, 97 Runs Batted In, .322/.442/.663 Slash Line, 1.105 OPS & 203 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 163 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#3 Last Week).   3.2 bWAR, 76 Runs, 146 Hits, 33 Home Rns, 113 Runs Batted In, .271/.349/.524 Slash Line, .873 OPS & 145 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 156 Cup Points in 137 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.7 bWAR, 90 Runs, 124 Hits, 51 Home Runs, 109 Runs Batted In, .242/.352/.578 Slash Line, .930 OPS & 163 OPS+.

5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 146 Cup Points in 140 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 96 Runs, 126 Hits, 49 Home Runs, 119 Runs Batted In, .242/.365/.570 Slash Line, .935 OPS & 151 OPS+.

6 (TIE). Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 141 Cup Points in 138 Games. (#9 Last Week).  5.9 bWAR, 90 Runs, 160 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .295/.354/.506 Slash Line, .859 OPS & 137 OPS+.

6 (TIE). Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays: 141 Cup Points in 134 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  3.8 bWAR, 84 Runs, 139 Hits, 40 Home Runs, 102 Runs Batted In, .263/.304/.538 Slash Line, .842 OPS & 126 OPS+.

8 (TIE). Juan Soto, New York Mets: 140 Cup Points in 138 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   5.6 bWAR, 107 Runs, 127 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 91 Runs Batted In, .259/.399/.521 Slash Line, .920 OPS & 161 OPS+.

8 (TIE). Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 140 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#9 Last Week).   3.7 bWAR, 80 Runs, 153 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 81 Runs Batted In, .283/.344/.465 Slash Line, .809 OPS & 121 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  138 Cup Points in 135 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  4.6 bWAR, 86 Runs, 142 Hits, 27 Home Runs, 71 Runs Batted In, .280/.354/.497 Slash Line, .851 OPS & 132 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  183 Cup Points in 137 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  2.6 bWAR, 75 Runs, 141 Hits, 32 Home Runs, 103 Runs Batted In, .269/.324/.511 Slash Line, .835 OPS & 125 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 138 Cup Points in 138 Games. (#6 Last Week).   4.3 bWAR, 96 Runs, 149 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .265/.335/.456 Slash Line, .791 OPS & 123 OPS+.

Nobody fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,102 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,085 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on August 28.

1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  174 Cup Points in 131 Games.  (#1 Last Week).  5.6 bWAR, 123 Runs, 141 Hits, 45 Home Runs, 85 Runs Batted In, .278/.387/.608 Slash Line, .995 OPS & 173 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 165 Cup Points in 124 Games. (#2 Last Week).  7.1 bWAR, 106 Runs, 145 Hits, 41 Home Runs, 95 Runs Batted In, .323/.440/.666 Slash Line, 1.106 OPS & 202 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 157 Cup Points in 134 Games. (#4 Last Week).   3.1 bWAR, 72 Runs, 136 Hits, 30 Home Runs, 108 Runs Batted In, .267/.348/.514 Slash Line, .861 OPS & 144 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 151 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#3 Last Week).   5.6 bWAR, 87 Runs, 120 Hits, 50 Home Runs, 107 Runs Batted In, .244/.351/.587 Slash Line, .939 OPS & 165 OPS+.

5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 145 Cup Points in 134 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  4.4 bWAR, 94 Runs, 124 Hits, 49 Home Runs, 119 Runs Batted In, .248/.370/.586 Slash Line, .956 OPS & 156 OPS+.

6 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 137 Cup Points in 132 Games. (#7 Last Week).   4.2 bWAR, 91 Runs, 145 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 73 Runs Batted In, .269/.336/.457 Slash Line, .794 OPS & 126 OPS+.

6 (TIE). Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 137 Cup Points in 134 Games. (#6 Last Week).   3.6 bWAR, 77 Runs, 149 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 78 Runs Batted In, .288/.348/.471 Slash Line, .819 OPS & 124 OPS+.

8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  136 Cup Points in 128 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  4.7 bWAR, 81 Runs, 137 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 68 Runs Batted In, .284/.358/.504 Slash Line, .862 OPS & 136 OPS+.

9. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 134 Cup Points in 132 Games. (#9 Last Week).  6.0 bWAR, 86 Runs, 155 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 74 Runs Batted In, .298/.354/.501 Slash Line, .855 OPS & 136 OPS+.

10. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  133 Cup Points in 131 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  2.5 bWAR, 72 Runs, 133 Hits, 32 Home Runs, 99 Runs Batted In, .266/.321/.514 Slash Line, .835 OPS & 126 OPS+.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’  Freddie Freeman fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,085 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,067 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on August 21.

1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  168 Cup Points in 125 Games.  (#1 Last Week).  5.7 bWAR, 120 Runs, 138 Hits, 44 Home Runs, 83 Runs Batted In, .285/.393/.625 Slash Line, 1.018 OPS & 181 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 163 Cup Points in 116 Games. (#2 Last Week).  6.9 bWAR, 99 Runs, 139 Hits, 40 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .330/.445/.684 Slash Line, 1.129 OPS & 209 OPS+.

3. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 151 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.6 bWAR, 83 Runs, 116 Hits, 47 Home Runs, 102 Runs Batted In, .247/.355/.588 Slash Line, .944 OPS & 167 OPS+.

4. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 147 Cup Points in 121 Games. (#3 Last Week).   2.9 bWAR, 65 Runs, 126 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 101 Runs Batted In, .264/.347/.510 Slash Line, .858 OPS & 143 OPS+.

5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 140 Cup Points in 127 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  4.2 bWAR, 89 Runs, 120 Hits, 45 Home Runs, 109 Runs Batted In, .253/.373/.584 Slash Line, .957 OPS & 157 OPS+.

6. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 136 Cup Points in 128 Games. (#6 Last Week).   4.0 bWAR, 74 Runs, 145 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .294/.354/.486 Slash Line, .840 OPS & 130 OPS+.

7. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 134 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#10 Last Week).   3.7 bWAR, 85 Runs, 133 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 72 Runs Batted In, .262/.329/.461 Slash Line, .790 OPS & 124 OPS+.

8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  133 Cup Points in 123 Games.  (#7 Last Week).  5.1 bWAR, 81 Runs, 135 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 66 Runs Batted In, .291/.366/.517 Slash Line, .883 OPS & 141 OPS+.

9. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 129 Cup Points in 126 Games. (#8 Last Week).  5.5 bWAR, 81 Runs, 146 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 69 Runs Batted In, .295/.353/.501 Slash Line, .854 OPS & 135 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  127 Cup Points in 125 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  2.4 bWAR, 66 Runs, 126 Hits, 29 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .263/.317/.503 Slash Line, .820 OPS & 119 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 127 Cup Points in 120 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   4.5 bWAR, 81 Runs, 136 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .300/.397/.496 Slash Line, .893 OPS & 147 OPS+.

Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,067 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,051 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throw fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on August 14.

1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  163 Cup Points in 119 Games.  (#1 Last Week).  5.8 bWAR, 115 Runs, 132 Hits, 43 Home Runs, 79 Runs Batted In, .284/.391/.630 Slash Line, 1.021 OPS & 181 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 158 Cup Points in 111 Games. (#1 Last Week).  6.7 bWAR, 94 Runs, 134 Hits, 38 Home Runs, 88 Runs Batted In, .333/.444/.687 Slash Line, 1.131 OPS & 209 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 147 Cup Points in 121 Games. (#3 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 63 Runs, 123 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 99 Runs Batted In, .272/.356/.528 Slash Line, .883 OPS & 150 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 141 Cup Points in 119 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.3 bWAR, 78 Runs, 108 Hits, 45 Home Runs, 98 Runs Batted In, .243/.350/.582 Slash Line, .932 OPS & 164 OPS+.

5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 129 Cup Points in 121 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  3.9 bWAR, 81 Runs, 112 Hits, 42 Home Runs, 98 Runs Batted In, .249/.371/.577 Slash Line, .948 OPS & 155 OPS+.

6. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 128 Cup Points in 115 Games. (#5 Last Week).   3.7 bWAR, 68 Runs, 133 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 72 Runs Batted In, .300/.359/.500 Slash Line, .859 OPS & 136 OPS+.

7. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  128 Cup Points in 117 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  5.3 bWAR, 79 Runs, 132 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, .298/.371/.528 Slash Line, .899 OPS & 146 OPS+.

8. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  126 Cup Points in 119 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 64 Runs, 124 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 89 Runs Batted In, .269/.317/.512 Slash Line, .828 OPS & 124 OPS+.

9. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 124 Cup Points in 119 Games. (#7 Last Week).  5.1 bWAR, 75 Runs, 135 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .288/.346/.494 Slash Line, .840 OPS & 132 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 121 Cup Points in 119 Games. (#10 Last Week).   3.1 bWAR, 80 Runs, 120 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 65 Runs Batted In, .249/.320/.435 Slash Line, .755 OPS & 115 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays: 121 Cup Points in 120 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   4.5 bWAR, 81 Runs, 136 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .300/.397/.496 Slash Line, .893 OPS & 147 OPS+.

Nobody fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,051 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,037 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on August 7.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 156 Cup Points in 105 Games. (#1 Last Week).  6.5 bWAR, 90 Runs, 130 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 85 Runs Batted In, .339/.446/.702 Slash Line, 1.149 OPS & 212 OPS+.

2. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  146 Cup Points in 113 Games.  (#2 Last Week).  5.2 bWAR, 106 Runs, 122 Hits, 39 Home Runs, 75 Runs Batted In, .276/.381/.605 Slash Line, .987 OPS & 172 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 142 Cup Points in 115 Games. (#3 Last Week).   2.7 bWAR, 58 Runs, 113 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 91 Runs Batted In, .264/.352/.507 Slash Line, .859 OPS & 144 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 129 Cup Points in 112 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.3 bWAR, 75 Runs, 105 Hits, 42 Home Runs, 90 Runs Batted In, .249/.357/.587 Slash Line, .944 OPS & 168 OPS+.

5. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 128 Cup Points in 115 Games. (#5 Last Week).   3.7 bWAR, 68 Runs, 133 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 72 Runs Batted In, .300/.359/.500 Slash Line, .859 OPS & 136 OPS+.

6. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 124 Cup Points in 115 Games.  (#7 Last Week).  3.9 bWAR, 79 Runs, 108 Hits, 40 Home Runs, 94 Runs Batted In, .256/.379/.585 Slash Line, .965 OPS & 160 OPS+.

7. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 121 Cup Points in 114 Games. (#7 Last Week).  4.7 bWAR, 70 Runs, 129 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, .287/.344/.494 Slash Line, .838 OPS & 131 OPS+.

8 (TIE). Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  118 Cup Points in 107 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  2.0 bWAR, 59 Runs, 116 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 84 Runs Batted In, .266/.312/.502 Slash Line, .814 OPS & 121 OPS+.

8 (TIE). Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  118 Cup Points in 111 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  4.8 bWAR, 73 Runs, 124 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 61 Runs Batted In, .296/.371/.520 Slash Line, .891 OPS & 143 OPS+.

10. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 117 Cup Points in 113 Games. (#10 Last Week).   2.9 bWAR, 74 Runs, 114 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, .249/.316/.434 Slash Line, .751 OPS & 114 OPS+.

The New York Mets’ Juan Soto fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,037 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,011 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on July 31.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 156 Cup Points in 103 Games. (#1 Last Week).  6.6 bWAR, 90 Runs, 129 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 85 Runs Batted In, .342/.449/.711 Slash Line, 1.160 OPS & 216 OPS+.

2. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  136 Cup Points in 107 Games.  (#2 Last Week).  4.7 bWAR, 100 Runs, 113 Hits, 38 Home Runs, 73 Runs Batted In, .269/.373/.605 Slash Line, .978 OPS & 171 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 130 Cup Points in 109 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.4 bWAR, 54 Runs, 105 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 81 Runs Batted In, .259/.351/.491 Slash Line, .842 OPS & 142 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 128 Cup Points in 107 Games. (#5 Last Week).   5.3 bWAR, 72 Runs, 103 Hits, 42 Home Runs, 88 Runs Batted In, .257/.364/.611 Slash Line, .975 OPS & 177 OPS+.

5. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 127 Cup Points in 109 Games. (#4 Last Week).   3.6 bWAR, 64 Runs, 127 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 71 Runs Batted In, .302/.362/.510 Slash Line, .871 OPS & 140 OPS+.

6. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  112 Cup Points in 107 Games.  (#7 Last Week).  2.5 bWAR, 59 Runs, 115 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 84 Runs Batted In, .277/.324/.525 Slash Line, .850 OPS & 132 OPS+.

7 (TIE). Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 114 Cup Points in 108 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  3.7 bWAR, 76 Runs, 101 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 86 Runs Batted In, .253/.380/.576 Slash Line, .957 OPS & 159 OPS+.

7. (TIE). Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 115 Cup Points in 108 Games. (#5 Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 66 Runs, 123 Hits, 15 Home Runs, 60 Runs Batted In, .288/.339/.492 Slash Line, .831 OPS & 128 OPS+.

9. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 112 Cup Points in 107 Games. (#9 Last Week).   2.8 bWAR, 68 Runs, 107 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 59 Runs Batted In, .246/.311/.430 Slash Line, .741 OPS & 113 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  108 Cup Points in 105 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  4.6 bWAR, 68 Runs, 118 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .298/.371/.520 Slash Line, .891 OPS & 143 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Juan Soto, New York Mets: 108 Cup Points in 107 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  4.2 bWAR, 75 Runs, 94 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 62 Runs Batted In, .248/.382/.488 Slash Line, .871 OPS & 151 OPS+.

Nobody fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,011 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 992 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on July 24.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 156 Cup Points in 102 Games. (#1 Last Week).  6.9 bWAR, 90 Runs, 129 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 84 Runs Batted In, .345/.453/.717 Slash Line, 1.169 OPS & 221 OPS+.

2. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  132 Cup Points in 101 Games.  (#2 Last Week).  4.7 bWAR, 97 Runs, 108 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 70 Runs Batted In, .273/.377/.620 Slash Line, .997 OPS & 176 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 130 Cup Points in 103 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.8 bWAR, 54 Runs, 104 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 80 Runs Batted In, .272/.366/.512 Slash Line, .885 OPS & 153 OPS+.

4. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 118 Cup Points in 103 Games. (#7 Last Week).   2.9 bWAR, 61 Runs, 114 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 63 Runs Batted In, .289/.349/.494 Slash Line, .842 OPS & 133 OPS+.

5. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 117 Cup Points in 100 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.3 bWAR, 69 Runs, 95 Hits, 39 Home Runs, 84 Runs Batted In, .256/.370/.615 Slash Line, .985 OPS & 183 OPS+.

6. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 113 Cup Points in 102 Games. (#5 Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 60 Runs, 116 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .288/.339/.489 Slash Line, .827 OPS & 131 OPS+.

7. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  112 Cup Points in 101 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  2.6 bWAR, 55 Runs, 109 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 79 Runs Batted In, .279/.327/.529 Slash Line, .856 OPS & 134 OPS+.

8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  108 Cup Points in 99 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 62 Runs, 110 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .297/.372/.530 Slash Line, .902 OPS & 148 OPS+.

9. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 107 Cup Points in 101 Games. (#8 Last Week).   2.7 bWAR, 65 Runs, 101 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 57 Runs Batted In, .248/.315/.431 Slash Line, .746 OPS & 114 OPS+.

10. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 105 Cup Points in 102 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  3.3 bWAR, 72 Runs, 94 Hits, 34 Home Runs, 78 Runs Batted In, .250/.376/.564 Slash Line, .940 OPS & 154 OPS+.

Minnesota’s Byron Buxton and the New York Mets’ Juan Soto fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 992 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 977 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on July 14.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 153 Cup Points in 96 Games. (#1 Last Week).  7.0 bWAR, 85 Runs, 125 Hits, 35 Home Runs, 81 Runs Batted In, .355/.462/.733 Slash Line, 1.194 OPS & 228 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 125 Cup Points in 97 Games. (#2 Last Week).   3.1 bWAR, 53 Runs, 101 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .280/.376/.532 Slash Line, .908 OPS & 160 OPS+.

3. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  117 Cup Points in 95 Games.  (#4 Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 91 Runs, 102 Hits, 32 Home Runs, 60 Runs Batted In, .276/.382/.605 Slash Line, .998 OPS & 174 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 113 Cup Points in 94 Games. (#5 Last Week).   4.7 bWAR, 65 Runs, 90 Hits, 38 Home Runs, 82 Runs Batted In, .259/.376/.634 Slash Line, 1.011 OPS & 190 OPS+.

5. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 112 Cup Points in 97 Games. (#3 Last Week).  4.5 bWAR, 57 Runs, 112 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 54 Runs Batted In, .294/.345/.504 Slash Line, .849 OPS & 134 OPS+.

6. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  109 Cup Points in 95 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  2.8 bWAR, 53 Runs, 104 Hits, 24 Home Runs, 78 Runs Batted In, .284/.335/.544 Slash Line, .879 OPS & 142 OPS+.

7. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 105 Cup Points in 96 Games. (#8 Last Week).   2.9 bWAR, 57 Runs, 107 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .292/.350/.490 Slash Line, .841 OPS & 133 OPS+.

8. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 104 Cup Points in 95 Games. (#7 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 63 Runs, 99 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 54 Runs Batted In, .260/.330/.457 Slash Line, .787 OPS & 126 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins:  98 Cup Points in 78 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  4.1 bWAR, 64 Runs, 86 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .289/.351/.574 Slash Line, .925 OPS & 149 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Juan Soto, New York Mets: 98 Cup Points in 79 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  3.9 bWAR, 70 Runs, 89 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .262/.396/.509 Slash Line, .905 OPS & 161 OPS+.

San Francisco’s Rafael Devers and Washington’s James Wood fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 974 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 959 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination. 

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on July 7.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 141 Cup Points in 90 Games. (#1 Last Week).  6.6 bWAR, 80 Runs, 119 Hits, 33 Home Runs, 74 Runs Batted In, .360/.468/.734 Slash Line, 1.202 OPS & 233 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 122 Cup Points in 91 Games. (#2 Last Week).   3.1 bWAR, 51 Runs, 98 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 73 Runs Batted In, .287/.380/.543 Slash Line, .923 OPS & 164 OPS+.

3. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 109 Cup Points in 92 Games. (#10 Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 56 Runs, 107 Hits, 13 Home Runs, 52 Runs Batted In, .296/.346/.503 Slash Line, .849 OPS & 135 OPS+.

4. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  108 Cup Points in 90 Games.  (#3 Last Week).  4.1 bWAR, 87 Runs, 99 Hits, 30 Home Runs, 56 Runs Batted In, .280/.382/.609 Slash Line, .991 OPS & 175 OPS+.

5. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 107 Cup Points in 88 Games. (#4 Last Week).   4.6 bWAR, 62 Runs, 87 Hits, 35 Home Runs, 74 Runs Batted In, .268/.381/.640 Slash Line, 1.021 OPS & 193 OPS+.

6. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  103 Cup Points in 90 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  2.6 bWAR, 50 Runs, 95 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 72 Runs Batted In, .285/.340/.536 Slash Line, .876 OPS & 143 OPS+.

7. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 97 Cup Points in 89 Games. (#9 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 57 Runs, 93 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 49 Runs Batted In, .261/.333/.452 Slash Line, .785 OPS & 125 OPS+.

8. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 96 Cup Points in 90 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   2.8 bWAR, 54 Runs, 101 Hits, 15 Home Runs, 53 Runs Batted In, .293/.354/.484 Slash Line, .838 OPS & 132 OPS+.

9. James Wood, Washington Nationals: 90 Cup Points in 84 Games. (#6 Last Week).   4.3 bWAR, 58 Runs, 97 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .288/.391/.549 Slash Line, .940 OPS & 167 OPS+.

10. (TIE) Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins:  92 Cup Points in 73 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  3.3 bWAR, 57 Runs, 76 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 53 Runs Batted In, .270/.334/.544 Slash Line, .879 OPS & 138 OPS+.

10. (TIE) Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants: 89 Cup Points in 79 Games.  (#9 Last Week).  2.4 bWAR, 54 Runs, 92 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .265/.390/.478 Slash Line, .868 OPS & 143 OPS+.

Nobody fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 959 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 940 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on June 30.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 128 Cup Points in 84 Games. (#1 Last Week).  5.9 bWAR, 73 Runs, 110 Hits, 30 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .354/.458/.717 Slash Line, 1.175 OPS & 224 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 113 Cup Points in 85 Games. (#2 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 47 Runs, 93 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 65 Runs Batted In, .291/.380/.541 Slash Line, .921 OPS & 163 OPS+.

3. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  106 Cup Points in 83 Games.  (#3 Last Week).  3.9 bWAR, 82 Runs, 94 Hits, 29 Home Runs, 54 Runs Batted In, .287/.388/.633 Slash Line, 1.021 OPS & 183 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 103 Cup Points in 83 Games. (#4 Last Week).   4.6 bWAR, 60 Runs, 85 Hits, 33 Home Runs, 71 Runs Batted In, .275/.387/.649 Slash Line, 1.049 OPS & 202 OPS+.

5. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  97 Cup Points in 83 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  2.7 bWAR, 47 Runs, 95 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 63 Runs Batted In, .296/.348/.539 Slash Line, .887 OPS & 148 OPS+.

6. (TIE) Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins:  90 Cup Points in 61 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  3.3 bWAR, 53 Runs, 72 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 51 Runs Batted In, .281/.347/.566 Slash Line, .914 OPS & 149 OPS+.

6. (TIE) James Wood, Washington Nationals: 90 Cup Points in 84 Games. (#6 Last Week).   3.9 bWAR, 52 Runs, 89 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, .283/.386/.552 Slash Line, .938 OPS & 165 OPS+.

8. Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants: 89 Cup Points in 79 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 51 Runs, 84 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 63 Runs Batted In, .261/.388/.481 Slash Line, .869 OPS & 143 OPS+.

9. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 88 Cup Points in 77 Games. (#6 Last Week).   2.6 bWAR, 51 Runs, 86 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 43 Runs Batted In, .258/.327/.447 Slash Line, .775 OPS & 121 OPS+.

10. Bobby Witt Jr., San Diego Padres: 85 Cup Points in 85 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  3.9 bWAR, 46 Runs, 95 Hits, 11 Home Runs, 45 Runs Batted In, .284/.337/.488 Slash Line, .825 OPS & 129 OPS+.

San Diego’s Manny Machado fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 940 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 927 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on June 16.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 118 Cup Points in 71 Games. (#1 Last Week).  5.5 bWAR, 65 Runs, 100 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 60 Runs Batted In, .377/.475/.751 Slash Line, 1.226 OPS & 239 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 107 Cup Points in 72 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.9 bWAR, 42 Runs, 79 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 63 Runs Batted In, .293/.390/.570 Slash Line, .960 OPS & 175 OPS+.

3. (TIE) Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  90 Cup Points in 71 Games.  (#4 Last Week).  3.6 bWAR, 73 Runs, 85 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 43 Runs Batted In, .300/.396/.643 Slash Line, 1.039 OPS & 190 OPS+.

4. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 83 Cup Points in 70 Games. (#3 Last Week).   2.8 bWAR, 47 Runs, 78 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .279/.353/.475 Slash Line, .828 OPS & 138 OPS+

5. Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants: 82 Cup Points in 73 Games.  (#4 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 47 Runs, 74 Hits, 15 Home Runs, 58 Runs Batted In, .272/.401/.504 Slash Line, .905 OPS & 153 OPS+.

6. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 80 Cup Points in 71 Games. (#8 Last Week).  2.8 bWAR, 48 Runs, 85 Hits, 11 Home Runs, 45 Runs Batted In, .316/.375/.509 Slash Line, .884 OPS & 145 OPS+.

7. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 77 Cup Points in 70 Games. (#6 Last Week).   3.3 bWAR, 45 Runs, 67 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 54 Runs Batted In, .259/.369/.606 Slash Line, .975 OPS & 183 OPS+.

8. James Wood, Washington Nationals: 76 Cup Points in 72 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   3.2 bWAR, 43 Runs, 77 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 51 Runs Batted In, .284/.378/.550 Slash Line, .928 OPS & 162 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs:  75 Cup Points in 71 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  4.0 bWAR, 51 Runs, 75 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 57 Runs Batted In, .268/.301/.539 Slash Line, .840 OPS & 138 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers:  75 Cup Points in 69 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  1.4 bWAR, 40 Runs, 57 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 47 Runs Batted In, .233/.341/.490 Slash Line, .831 OPS & 133 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  75 Cup Points in 66 Games.  (#7 Last Week).  3.1 bWAR, 36 Runs, 78 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .279/.337/.468 Slash Line, .804 OPS & 124 OPS+.

The Athletics' Jacob Wilson and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 910 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 888 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on June 9.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 109 Cup Points in 54 Games. (#1 Last Week).  5.2 bWAR, 62 Runs, 95 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 55 Runs Batted In, .396/.493/.771 Slash Line, 1.264 OPS & 250 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 105 Cup Points in 60 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.9 bWAR, 41 Runs, 75 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 61 Runs Batted In, .301/.396/.594 Slash Line, .990 OPS & 182 OPS+.

3. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 83 Cup Points in 64 Games. (#3 Last Week).   2.4 bWAR, 42 Runs, 73 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .283/.354/.488 Slash Line, .842 OPS & 141 OPS+

4. (TIE) Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox: 79 Cup Points in 68 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  2.4 bWAR, 45 Runs, 71 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 57 Runs Batted In, .280/.409/.516 Slash Line, .925 OPS & 157 OPS+.

4. (TIE) Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  79 Cup Points in 65 Games.  (#4 Last Week).  3.1 bWAR, 67 Runs, 76 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 39 Runs Batted In, .291/.387/.628 Slash Line, 1.015 OPS & 184 OPS+.

6. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 77 Cup Points in 64 Games. (#6 Last Week).   3.4 bWAR, 44 Runs, 63 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 53 Runs Batted In, .266/.373/.641 Slash Line, 1.014 OPS & 192 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Jacob Wilson, The Athletics: 73 Cup Points in 64 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   2.7 bWAR, 36 Runs, 93 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .366/.402/.520 Slash Line, .922 OPS & 159 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  73 Cup Points in 66 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  3.4 bWAR, 35 Runs, 75 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 37 Runs Batted In, .291/.349/.492 Slash Line, .842 OPS & 135 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 73 Cup Points in 65 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  2.6 bWAR, 45 Runs, 78 Hits, 10 Home Runs, 34 Runs Batted In, .320/.382/.516 Slash Line, .899 OPS & 150 OPS+.

10. Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 72 Cup Points in 56 Games.  (#9 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 36 Runs, 73 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 41 Runs Batted In, .351/.418/.591 Slash Line, 1.009 OPS & 185 OPS+.

Detroit’s Spencer Torkelson and Washington’s James Wood fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 888 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 857 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on June 2.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 100 Cup Points in 58 Games. (#1 Last Week).  4.7 bWAR, 55 Runs, 86 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 50 Runs Batted In, .391/.485/.764 Slash Line, 1.248 OPS & 248 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 82 Cup Points in 60 Games. (#2 Last Week).   1.9 bWAR, 32 Runs, 63 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 46 Runs Batted In, .284/.384/.536 Slash Line, .920 OPS & 162 OPS+.

3. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 81 Cup Points in 59 Games. (#4 Last Week).   2.1 bWAR, 39 Runs, 68 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 36 Runs Batted In, .285/.355/.502 Slash Line, .857 OPS & 147 OPS+

4. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  79 Cup Points in 58 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  3.0 bWAR, 64 Runs, 68 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 39 Runs Batted In, .292/.386/.661 Slash Line, 1.047 OPS & 192 OPS+.

5.  Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox: 77 Cup Points in 62 Games.  (#2 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 38 Runs, 66 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 53 Runs Batted In, .286/.408/.515 Slash Line, .923 OPS & 157 OPS+.

6. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  67 Cup Points in 60 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  2.7 bWAR, 30 Runs, 66 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 31 Runs Batted In, .283/.341/.481 Slash Line, .822 OPS & 129 OPS+.

6. (TIE) Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 67 Cup Points in 58 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   3.4 bWAR, 39 Runs, 56 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 45 Runs Batted In, .264/.379/.637 Slash Line, 1.016 OPS & 194 OPS+.

8. James Wood, Washington Nationals: 66 Cup Points in 59 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   2.8 bWAR, 38 Runs, 64 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 44 Runs Batted In, .286/.385/.567 Slash Line, .952 OPS & 168 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers: 64 Cup Points in 58 Games. (#7 Last Week).  1.4 bWAR, 35 Runs, 48 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 42 Runs Batted In, .235/.346/.510 Slash Line, .855 OPS & 140 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 64 Cup Points in 49 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  2.4 bWAR, 33 Runs, 67 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .368/.435/.621 Slash Line, 1.056 OPS & 198 OPS+.

Arizona’s Corbin Carroll, Houston's Isaac Paredes, and Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper fell off the top ten.

Notably, 857 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 829 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on May 26.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 96 Cup Points in 53 Games. (#1 Last Week).  4.3 bWAR, 51 Runs, 80 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 47 Runs Batted In, .398/.492/.756 Slash Line, 1.248 OPS & 251 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 78 Cup Points in 54 Games. (#2 Last Week).   1.7 bWAR, 30 Runs, 58 Hits, 10 Home Runs, 40 Runs Batted In, .291/.392/.533 Slash Line, .925 OPS & 164 OPS+.

3.  Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox: 72 Cup Points in 56 Games.  (#7 Last Week).  1.9 bWAR, 36 Runs, 60 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 48 Runs Batted In, .288/.409/.534 Slash Line, .943 OPS & 163 OPS+.

4. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 59 Cup Points in 41 Games. (#5 Last Week).   1.4 bWAR, 32 Runs, 58 Hits, 10 Home Runs, 30 Runs Batted In, .272/.347/.455 Slash Line, .802 OPS & 129 OPS+

5. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  66 Cup Points in 52 Games.  (#3 Last Week).  2.7 bWAR, 57 Runs, 62 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 33 Runs Batted In, .295/.392/.648 Slash Line, 1.039 OPS & 191 OPS+.

6. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  63 Cup Points in 55 Games.  (#3 Last Week).  2.6 bWAR, 29 Runs, 63 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 28 Runs Batted In, .293/.353/.464 Slash Line, .836 OPS & 134 OPS+.

7. Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers: 62 Cup Points in 54 Games. (#9 Last Week).  1.5 bWAR, 34 Runs, 46 Hits, 13 Home Runs, 40 Runs Batted In, .243/.357/.524 Slash Line, .881 OPS & 148 OPS+.

8. (TIE) Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks: 60 Cup Points in 54 Games. (#8 Last Week).   1.9 bWAR, 40 Runs, 58 Hits, 15 Home Runs, 34 Runs Batted In, .260/.332/.556 Slash Line, .888 OPS & 143 OPS+.

8. (TIE) Isaac Paredes, Houston Astros: 60 Cup Points in 52 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   2.2 bWAR, 29 Runs, 54 Hits, 11 Home Runs, 31 Runs Batted In, .276/.377/.490 Slash Line, .867 OPS & 145 OPS+.

10. (TIE) Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 59 Cup Points in 43 Games.  (#9 Last Week).  2.2 bWAR, 30 Runs, 57 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 35 Runs Batted In, .361/.432/.633 Slash Line, 1.065 OPS & 200 OPS+.

10. (TIE) Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies: 59 Cup Points in 53 Games.  (Not in the Last Week).  2.5 bWAR, 30 Runs, 54 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 33 Runs Batted In, .267/.372/.450 Slash Line, .823 OPS & 129 OPS+.

San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. fell off the top ten.

Notably, 729 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 794 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on May 19.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 81 Cup Points in 46 Games. (#1 Last Week).  3.7 bWAR, 43 Runs, 71 Hits, 15 Home Runs, 41 Runs Batted In, .401/.490/.751 Slash Line, 1.242 OPS & 249 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 73 Cup Points in 48 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.0 bWAR, 28 Runs, 53 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 37 Runs Batted In, .301/.408/.557 Slash Line, .964 OPS & 174 OPS+.

3. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  61 Cup Points in 49 Games.  (#3 Last Week).  2.7 bWAR, 28 Runs, 57 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 25 Runs Batted In, .302/.369/.508 Slash Line, .877 OPS & 146 OPS+.

3. (TIE) Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  61 Cup Points in 39 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  2.7 bWAR, 51 Runs, 58 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 31 Runs Batted In, .312/.406/.672 Slash Line, 1.078 OPS & 200 OPS+.

5. (TIE) Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox: 59 Cup Points in 43 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  1.9 bWAR, 30 Runs, 52 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .286/.405/.511 Slash Line, .916 OPS & 157 OPS+.

5. (TIE) Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 59 Cup Points in 41 Games. (#4 Last Week).   1.2 bWAR, 29 Runs, 53 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 28 Runs Batted In, .279/.347/.463 Slash Line, .810 OPS & 130 OPS+.

7. Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: 57 Cup Points in 39 Games. (#4 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 37 Runs, 52 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 27 Runs Batted In, .304/.375/.561 Slash Line, .936 OPS & 160 OPS+.

8. Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks: 56 Cup Points in 48 Games. (#7 Last Week).   2.0 bWAR, 39 Runs, 56 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 32 Runs Batted In, .279/.353/.592 Slash Line, .945 OPS & 157 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers: 53 Cup Points in 41 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  1.6 bWAR, 32 Runs, 41 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .246/.352/.533 Slash Line, .885 OPS & 150 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 53 Cup Points in 37 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  1.9 bWAR, 27 Runs, 50 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 34 Runs Batted In, .368/.426/.662 Slash Line, 1.088 OPS & 204 OPS+.

Boston’s Wilyer Abreu and Minnesota’s Byron Buxton fell off the top ten.

Notably, 794 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 763 last week.

It is with great pleasure that we are bringing back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on May 5.

1. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 67 Cup Points in 36 Games. (#1 Last Week).   2.4 bWAR, 26 Runs, 45 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 33 Runs Batted In, .349/.469/.674 Slash Line, 1.144 OPS & 225 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 59 Cup Points in 29 Games. (#3 Last Week).  3.0 bWAR, 32 Runs, 55 Hits, 11 Home Runs, 33 Runs Batted In, .414/.503/.759 Slash Line, 1.263 OPS & 257 OPS+.

3. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 48 Cup Points in 28 Games. (#4 Last Week).   0.8 bWAR, 23 Runs, 41 Hits, 7 Home Runs, 22 Runs Batted In, .289/.358/.472 Slash Line, .830 OPS & 137 OPS+.

4. Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: 46 Cup Points in 33 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.3 bWAR, 26 Runs, 40 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 18 Runs Batted In, .317/.387/.556 Slash Line, .943 OPS & 161 OPS+.

5. (TIE) Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks: 45 Cup Points in 28 Games. (#4 Last Week).   1.4 bWAR, 35 Runs, 43 Hits, 10 Home Runs, 27 Runs Batted In, .287/.352/.593 Slash Line, .945 OPS & 159 OPS+.

5. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  45 Cup Points in 36 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  2.2 bWAR, 22 Runs, 43 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 18 Runs Batted In, .314/.389/.504 Slash Line, .892 OPS & 152 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Tyler Soderstrom, The Athletics: 39 Cup Points in 36 Games.  (#6 last week).  1.1 bWAR, 23 Runs, 38 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 25 Runs Batted In, .279/.344/.515 Slash Line, .940 OPS & 164 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves: 39 Cup Points in 36 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten last week).  1.3 bWAR, 15 Runs, 41 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 25 Runs Batted In, .291/.333/.504 Slash Line, .837 OPS & 131 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox: 39 Cup Points in 34 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  1.7 bWAR, 20 Runs, 31 Hits, 7 Home Runs, 22 Runs Batted In, .279/.394/.523 Slash Line, .916 OPS & 156 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  39 Cup Points in 33 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  1.7 bWAR, 37 Runs, 38 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 13 Runs Batted In, .292/.399/.585 Slash Line, .983 OPS & 177 OPS+.

Arizona’s Josh Naylor, Detroit’s Spencer Torkelson, Los Angeles (NL)’s Teoscar Hernandez & St. Louis’s Lars Nootbar fell off the top ten.

Of note, 733 baseball players have obtained at least 1 point, up from 690 last week.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Kansas City Royals.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Royals made a triumphant return to the playoffs, winning their Wild Card Series over Baltimore before falling to the New York Yankees in four games.  The season yielded one new entrant and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a huge change based on the new algorithm.

1. George Brett

2. Amos Otis

3. Bret Saberhagen

4. Willie Wilson

5. Kevin Appier

You can find the entire list here.

Under the new algorithm, Amos Otis moved from #5 to #2; a showcase to how tight everyone from 2 to 5 already were.

Multi-time All-Star Catcher Salvador Perez went up one spot to #6.

The new entrant is Bobby Witt Jr., who debuts at #31.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Following the 2015 World Series Championship win, the Kansas City Royals went immediately into rebuilding mode.  They would need a star to get them back to the playoffs, and they found him in Bobby Witt Jr..

Witt was taken second overall in 2019 from the University of Oklahoma and in 2021 he was named by Baseball America as the Minor League Player of the Year.  The following season, he cracked the Royals roster and was fourth in Rookie of the Year voting, but was still finding his way in the Majors.  The year after, Witt had a 30-30 year, led the AL in Tripled (11) and Power-Speed# (37.2).

Building on that breakout 2023 season, Witt exploded with not only his second 30-30 year (making him the first Shortstop to do so in back-to-back years), won the Batting Title (.332), led the AL in Hits (211), and won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove.  Finishing second in MVP voting, Witt’s efforts propelled the Royals to their first post season in years.

Entering 2025, Witt is one of the top stars in baseball and has the making of a top five all-time Kansas City Royal.