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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 Mariners 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 | Alex Rodriguez | 32.2 |
| 1996 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 26.9 |
| 1996 | Edgar Martinez | 24.1 |
| 1996 | Tino Martinez | 18.7 |
| 1996 | Omar Vizquel | 17.1 |
| 1996 | Darren Bragg | 10.9 |
| 1996 | Dave Burba | 10.8 |
| 1996 | Mike Hampton | 9.6 |
| 1996 | Bret Boone | 9.4 |
| 1996 | Marc Newfield | 9.0 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey
