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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 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.
| 1997 | Ivan Rodriguez | 26.4 |
| 1997 | Rusty Greer | 24.8 |
| 1997 | Kevin J. Brown | 22.7 |
| 1997 | Juan Gonzalez | 17.6 |
| 1997 | Sammy Sosa | 14.8 |
| 1997 | Wilson Alvarez | 14.5 |
| 1997 | Darren Oliver | 12.5 |
| 1997 | Jeff Frye | 12.1 |
| 1997 | Bobby Witt | 11.2 |
| 1997 | Mike Stanley | 11.2 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr., Erin Underwood, Brent Carroll, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Paul Greenberg and Rod Humphrey
