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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1995 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 1995 Red Sox 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.
| 1995 | John Valentin | 26.8 |
| 1995 | Mo Vaughn | 22.6 |
| 1995 | Jeff Bagwell | 21.1 |
| 1995 | Wade Boggs | 19.3 |
| 1995 | Brady Anderson | 18.0 |
| 1995 | Tim Naehring | 16.9 |
| 1995 | Jody Reed | 13.3 |
| 1995 | Mike Greenwell | 12.0 |
| 1995 | Roger Clemens | 10.0 |
| 1995 | Ellis Burks | 9.1 |
Correctly answered by Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey