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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 Padres 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 | Roberto Alomar | 30.8 |
| 1996 | Jose Valentin | 18.2 |
| 1996 | Benito Santiago | 16.9 |
| 1996 | Tony Gwynn | 16.4 |
| 1996 | Dave Hollins | 15.5 |
| 1996 | Andy Benes | 14.8 |
| 1996 | Joey Cora | 11.9 |
| 1996 | Joey Hamilton | 11.5 |
| 1996 | Scott Sanders | 10.2 |
| 1996 | Tim Worrell | 10.2 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Brent Carroll, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
