Home Run Box Pool

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There is an extra wildcard box for each league in the 2020 version of our Home Run Box Pool.

What is a box pool? Simple. Select one choice from each of the available boxes. The person with the highest score from their combined choices, wins.

In this case, we love the long ball. The round-tripper. Dingers. Taters. Over the fence game changers. Yes, we are talking about home runs. This is our Home Run Box Pool.

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Home Run Box Pool Rules

On the picks form, choose one player from each of the boxes that you think will hit the most home runs. Score 1 point per home run. The most points from all 10 boxes wins the pool.

For reference, ATC, THE BAT, Steamer, Zeile and Draft Buddy fantasy baseball projections are shown for each player on the picks form.

Those are just projections though. Only actual home runs hit in Major League Baseball regular season games starting Opening Day, Thursday March 26th Thursday July 23rd, count.

There are no player changes allowed in-season. We may recognize leaders monthly and at the All-Star Game break, but this pool is set it once, sit back and enjoy.

Go with your gut, or go with your head, or a combination. However you decide to do it, only one entry allowed per member. The deadline to enter is Monday March 30th, 2020 Thursday July 23rd, 2020 Friday July 24th at 4:10pm Eastern.

Join and Comment

Login or register a free member account and go to the picks form to submit your picks prior to the deadline. You can change your picks any time up to the deadline, but all entries lock at that time.

Use the separate comments thread to trash talk (keep it clean), thanks for playing and good luck!

Past Winners

Congrats to member tous14 who won the inaugural pool in 2019! Member tommyled finished 2nd, and wallyworld finished 3rd.

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