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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1988 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Derek+Bain
Identify the 1988 Yankees leaders in total Win Shares based on the Hardball Retrospective “Original” rosters. Each player is listed as a member of the “original” team that he signed his first professional contract with. Ken Griffey Jr. would be a member of the Mariners for the duration of his career in this scenario while Mike Piazza is considered a member of the Dodgers.
| 1988 | Fred McGriff | 26.7 |
| 1988 | Don Mattingly | 23.4 |
| 1988 | Willie McGee | 17.4 |
| 1988 | Jose Rijo | 14.7 |
| 1988 | Jose Uribe | 13.3 |
| 1988 | Tim Belcher | 12.8 |
| 1988 | Greg Gagne | 12.8 |
| 1988 | Dan Pasqua | 12.1 |
| 1988 | Jim Deshaies | 11.7 |
| 1988 | Willie Upshaw | 11.6 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Bryan Hartman and Rod Humphrey
