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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 Rangers 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 | Kevin J. Brown | 26.2 |
| 1996 | Ivan Rodriguez | 24.0 |
| 1996 | Juan Gonzalez | 21.0 |
| 1996 | Rusty Greer | 20.5 |
| 1996 | Sammy Sosa | 18.9 |
| 1996 | Robb Nen | 18.4 |
| 1996 | Dean Palmer | 16.0 |
| 1996 | Jeff Frye | 14.3 |
| 1996 | Wilson Alvarez | 13.7 |
| 1996 | Mike Stanley | 13.2 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Michael Murray, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
