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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 Rockies 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 | Mark Thompson | 8.9 |
| 1996 | Quinton McCracken | 6.8 |
| 1996 | Jamey Wright | 5.0 |
| 1996 | Roger Bailey | 3.1 |
| 1996 | Jason Bates | 1.1 |
| 1996 | John Burke | 0.5 |
| 1996 | Angel Echevarria | 0.2 |
| 1996 | Neifi Perez | 0.2 |
| 1996 | Terry Jones | 0.1 |
| 1996 | Bryan Rekar | 0.1 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
