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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1998 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 1998 Orioles 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.
| 1998 | Steve Finley | 16.7 |
| 1998 | Pete Harnisch | 16.1 |
| 1998 | David Segui | 15.9 |
| 1998 | Mike Mussina | 15.6 |
| 1998 | Cal Ripken | 13.3 |
| 1998 | Ricky Gutierrez | 13.2 |
| 1998 | Mark Leiter | 12.7 |
| 1998 | Gregg Olson | 11.6 |
| 1998 | Armando Benitez | 9.5 |
| 1998 | Jeffrey Hammonds | 8.9 |
Correctly answered by Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
