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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1997 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 1997 Braves 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.
| 1997 | Jeff Blauser | 26.4 |
| 1997 | David Justice | 23.8 |
| 1997 | Chipper Jones | 22.0 |
| 1997 | Tom Glavine | 20.2 |
| 1997 | Javy Lopez | 19.9 |
| 1997 | Vinny Castilla | 19.0 |
| 1997 | Ryan Klesko | 14.5 |
| 1997 | Andruw Jones | 13.2 |
| 1997 | Al Martin | 13.1 |
| 1997 | Mark Wohlers | 10.5 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
