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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 Marlins 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 | Charles Johnson | 22.3 |
| 1997 | Edgar Renteria | 15.4 |
| 1997 | Livan Hernandez | 8.3 |
| 1997 | Marc Valdes | 7.9 |
| 1997 | Tony Saunders | 3.6 |
| 1997 | Luis A. Castillo | 3.5 |
| 1997 | Felix Heredia | 3.4 |
| 1997 | Rob Stanifer | 2.3 |
| 1997 | Billy McMillon | 2.3 |
| 1997 | Todd Dunwoody | 2.1 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw, Paul Greenberg and Rod Humphrey