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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1993 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 1993 Blue Jays 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.
| 1993 | John Olerud | 37.1 |
| 1993 | Jimmy Key | 21.9 |
| 1993 | Tony Fernandez | 18.8 |
| 1993 | Pat Hentgen | 15.6 |
| 1993 | Mark Whiten | 15.0 |
| 1993 | Derek Bell | 12.2 |
| 1993 | Xavier Hernandez | 11.3 |
| 1993 | Jeff Kent | 11.2 |
| 1993 | David Wells | 10.3 |
| 1993 | Ed Sprague Jr. | 10.2 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey