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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1996 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 1996 Angels 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.
| 1996 | Tim Salmon | 21.6 |
| 1996 | Dante Bichette | 19.4 |
| 1996 | Jim Edmonds | 19.2 |
| 1996 | Roberto M. Hernandez | 17.5 |
| 1996 | Troy Percival | 16.2 |
| 1996 | Chuck Finley | 16.0 |
| 1996 | Devon White | 15.7 |
| 1996 | Mark McLemore | 15.5 |
| 1996 | Wally Joyner | 14.6 |
| 1996 | Paul Sorrento | 13.6 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
