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 April 28.

1. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 54 Cup Points in 29 Games. (#1 Last Week).   1.7 bWAR, 20 Runs, 35 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 27 Runs Batted In, .337/.453/.635 Slash Line, 1.088 OPS & 210 OPS+.

2. Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: 44 Cup Points in 27 Games. (#2 Last Week).   2.4 bWAR, 24 Runs, 36 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 18 Runs Batted In, .346/.415/.625 Slash Line, 1.040 OPS & 189 OPS+.

3. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 43 Cup Points in 29 Games. (#4 Last Week).  2.5 bWAR, 25 Runs, 45 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 28 Runs Batted In, .405/.496/.703 Slash Line, 1.199 OPS & 241 OPS+.

4. (TIE) Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks: 38 Cup Points in 28 Games. (#3 Last Week).   1.7 bWAR, 25 Runs, 37 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 23 Runs Batted In, .308/.376/.667 Slash Line, 1.043 OPS & 184 OPS+.

4. (TIE) Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 38 Cup Points in 28 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   0.8 bWAR, 20 Runs, 34 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 14 Runs Batted In, .304/.367/.473 Slash Line, 0.840 OPS & 140 OPS+.

6. Tyler Soderstrom, The Athletics: 35 Cup Points in 29 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten last week).  1.1 bWAR, 20 Runs, 32 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 24 Runs Batted In, .291/.358/.582 Slash Line, .940 OPS & 164 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers: 34 Cup Points in 28 Games. (#5 Last Week).  1.1 bWAR, 20 Runs, 26 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 24 Runs Batted In, .245/.349/.547 Slash Line, .896 OPS & 156 OPS+.

7. (TIE) Lars Nootbar, St. Louis Cardinals:  34 Cup Points in 28 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  1.5 bWAR, 19 Runs, 29 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 17 Runs Batted In, .271/.405/.430 Slash Line, .834 OPS & 136 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Josh Naylor, Arizona Diamondbacks: 33 Cup Points in 28 Games.  (#7 Last week).   0.8 bWAR, 15 Runs, 34 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 19 Runs Batted In, .318/.388/.505 Slash Line, .893 OPS & 147 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Teoscar Hernandez, Los Angeles Dodgers:  33 Cup Points in 27 Games.  (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).  1.0 bWAR, 16 Runs, 29 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 27 Runs Batted In, .274/.291/.585 Slash Line, .876 OPS & 144 OPS+.

Chicago (NL)’s Josh Naylor, Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr., Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, San Francisco’s Matt Chapman & Seattle’s Cal Raleigh fell off the top ten.

Of note, 690 baseball players have obtained at least 1 point.  This is up from 627 last week.