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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 Yankees 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 | Bernie Williams | 24.7 |
| 1996 | Fred McGriff | 21.0 |
| 1996 | Derek Jeter | 20.4 |
| 1996 | Tim Belcher | 19.4 |
| 1996 | Al Leiter | 19.4 |
| 1996 | Greg Gagne | 19.3 |
| 1996 | Hal Morris | 18.5 |
| 1996 | Andy Pettitte | 18.1 |
| 1996 | Mariano Rivera | 17.7 |
| 1996 | Otis Nixon | 12.6 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Neil Bush and Dave Shaw
