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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1990 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 1990 Twins 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.
| 1990 | Kirby Puckett | 20.2 |
| 1990 | Frank Viola | 20.0 |
| 1990 | Kent Hrbek | 19.8 |
| 1990 | Jay Bell | 16.8 |
| 1990 | Jim Eisenreich | 13.2 |
| 1990 | Gene Larkin | 10.6 |
| 1990 | Gary Gaetti | 10.4 |
| 1990 | Mark Portugal | 10.1 |
| 1990 | Scott Erickson | 9.2 |
| 1990 | Mark Guthrie | 8.8 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Bryan Hartman, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Kurt Judson Dolze and Rod Humphrey
