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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 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.
| 1997 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 33.2 |
| 1997 | Tino Martinez | 26.5 |
| 1997 | Edgar Martinez | 26.4 |
| 1997 | Alex Rodriguez | 21.1 |
| 1997 | Shawn Estes | 15.7 |
| 1997 | Omar Vizquel | 14.7 |
| 1997 | Mike Hampton | 11.6 |
| 1997 | Jose L. Cruz | 10.9 |
| 1997 | Darren Bragg | 10.7 |
| 1997 | Bret Boone | 8.5 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Brent Carroll, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Jon Winkler, Curtis Favre, Paul Greenberg, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan
