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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 Mets 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 | Edgardo Alfonzo | 23.1 |
| 1997 | Todd Hundley | 22.0 |
| 1997 | Jeromy Burnitz | 20.9 |
| 1997 | Quilvio Veras | 16.5 |
| 1997 | Butch Huskey | 16.0 |
| 1997 | Randy Myers | 13.0 |
| 1997 | Bobby J. Jones | 12.4 |
| 1997 | Gregg Jefferies | 12.1 |
| 1997 | Rick Aguilera | 10.4 |
| 1997 | Dave Magadan | 10.1 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
