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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 Pirates 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 | Barry Bonds | 37.8 |
| 1996 | Jeff King | 21.4 |
| 1996 | Jay Buhner | 19.5 |
| 1996 | Bobby Bonilla | 18.5 |
| 1996 | Moises Alou | 17.3 |
| 1996 | Orlando Merced | 14.7 |
| 1996 | John Smiley | 13.4 |
| 1996 | Jason Kendall | 12.5 |
| 1996 | Mark P. Johnson | 11.4 |
| 1996 | Carlos Garcia | 10.8 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Aidan Runyon
