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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 Phillies 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 | Ryne Sandberg | 16.6 |
| 1996 | Julio Franco | 13.0 |
| 1996 | Bruce Ruffin | 13.0 |
| 1996 | Ricky Bottalico | 12.9 |
| 1996 | Kevin Stocker | 12.1 |
| 1996 | Andy Ashby | 10.9 |
| 1996 | Mickey Morandini | 9.2 |
| 1996 | Kevin Gross | 7.6 |
| 1996 | Mike Jackson | 7.4 |
| 1996 | Bob Wells | 6.8 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray, Doug Snyder Sr., Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan
