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 23.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 125 Cup Points in 78 Games. (#1 Last Week).  5.6 bWAR, 68 Runs, 106 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 62 Runs Batted In, .367/.468/.734 Slash Line, 1.202 OPS & 231 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 108 Cup Points in 79 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.7 bWAR, 43 Runs, 85 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, .286/.380/.549 Slash Line, .929 OPS & 164 OPS+.

3. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  95 Cup Points in 77 Games.  (#3 Last Week).  3.6 bWAR, 76 Runs, 89 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 49 Runs Batted In, .291/.390/.624 Slash Line, 1.014 OPS & 182 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 94 Cup Points in 76 Games. (#7 Last Week).   4.4 bWAR, 57 Runs, 79 Hits, 32 Home Runs, 68 Runs Batted In, .278/.383/.665 Slash Line, 1.049 OPS & 202 OPS+.

5. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  89 Cup Points in 77 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 42 Runs, 86 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 59 Runs Batted In, .291/.345/.530 Slash Line, .875 OPS & 144 OPS+.

6. (TIE) Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 88 Cup Points in 77 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+.

6. (TIE) James Wood, Washington Nationals: 88 Cup Points in 79 Games. (#8 Last Week).   3.9 bWAR, 50 Runs, 85 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 61 Runs Batted In, .284/.379/.569 Slash Line, .948 OPS & 167 OPS+.

8. Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants: 85 Cup Points in 79 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  2.4 bWAR, 49 Runs, 79 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 61 Runs Batted In, .268/.394/.495 Slash Line, .889 OPS & 148 OPS+.

9. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 84 Cup Points in 78 Games. (#8 Last Week).  2.9 bWAR, 52 Runs, 90 Hits, 13 Home Runs, 47 Runs Batted In, .303/.366/.502 Slash Line, .867 OPS & 139 OPS+.

10. Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins:  84 Cup Points in 61 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  2.9 bWAR, 46 Runs, 65 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 47 Runs Batted In, .280/.347/.565 Slash Line, .912 OPS & 149 OPS+.

The Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong, Detroit’s Spencer Torkelson, and Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 927 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 910 last week.