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.
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