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 20.
1. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 46 Cup Points in 15 Games. (#1 Last Week). 1.8 bWAR, 13 Runs, 27 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 24 Runs Batted In, .346/.453/.718 Slash Line, 1.171 OPS & 232 OPS+.
2. Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: 40 Cup Points in 21 Games. (#6 Last Week). 2.1 bWAR, 22 Runs, 29 Hits, 8 Home Runs, 16 Runs Batted In, .358/.436/.691 Slash Line, 1.128 OPS & 214 OPS+.
3. Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks: 33 Cup Points in 22 Games. (#4 Last Week). 1.4 bWAR, 19 Runs, 30 Hits, 7 Home Runs, 19 Runs Batted In, .323/.394/.645 Slash Line, 1.039 OPS & 186 OPS+.
4. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 31 Cup Points in 22 Games. (#9 Last Week). 1.7 bWAR, 21 Runs, 32 Hits, 7 Home Runs, 25 Runs Batted In, .390/.495/.707 Slash Line, 1.202 OPS & 245 OPS+.
5. Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers: 30 Cup Points in 22 Games. (Not in the Top Ten last week). 1.2 bWAR, 17 Runs, 23 Hits, 7 Home Runs, 21 Runs Batted In, .288/.392/.638 Slash Line, 1.029 OPS & 195 OPS+.
6. Josh Naylor, Arizona Diamondbacks: 29 Cup Points in 22 Games. (Not in the Top Ten last week). 0.9 bWAR, 14 Runs, 28 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 15 Runs Batted In, .333/.406/.548 Slash Line, .954 OPS & 165 OPS+.
7. (TIE) Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs: 27 Cup Points in 24 Games. (#8 Last Week). 1.1 bWAR, 22 Runs, 29 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 23 Runs Batted In, .302/.404/.614 Slash Line, 1.018 OPS & 188 OPS+.
7. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 27 Cup Points in 23 Games. (Not in the Top Ten last week). 1.1 bWAR, 15 Runs, 27 Hits, 2 Home Runs, 9 Runs Batted In, .307/.370/.477 Slash Line, .847 OPS & 142 OPS+.
7. (TIE) Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies: 27 Cup Points in 22 Games. Not in the Top Ten last week). 0.9 bWAR, 16 Runs, 22 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 14 Runs Batted In, .272/.404/.506 Slash Line, .910 OPS & 155 OPS+.
7. (TIE) Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants: 27 Cup Points in 22 Games. Not in the Top Ten last week). 1.2 bWAR, 12 Runs, 18 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 14 Runs Batted In, .240/.406/.440 Slash Line, 0.846 OPS & 148 OPS+.
7. (TIE) Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 27 Cup Points in 22 Games. Not in the Top Ten last week). 1.2 bWAR, 14 Runs, 20 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 15 Runs Batted In, .233/.333/.593 Slash Line, .926 OPS & 175 OPS+.
Los Angeles (AL)’s Kyren Paris, Los Angeles (NL)’s Teoscar Hernandez, Miami’s Kyle Stowers, Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio, Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber, and San Francisco’s Wilmer Flores fell off the top ten.
Of note, 627 baseball players have obtained at least 1 point. This is up from 529 last week.
