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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 White Sox 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 | Ray Durham | 25.7 |
| 1998 | Frank E. Thomas | 23.3 |
| 1998 | Robin Ventura | 22.0 |
| 1998 | Magglio Ordonez | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Bob Wickman | 10.0 |
| 1998 | Scott Radinsky | 8.1 |
| 1998 | Mike Sirotka | 7.1 |
| 1998 | Randy Velarde | 7.0 |
| 1998 | Craig Grebeck | 7.0 |
| 1998 | Jeff Abbott | 6.9 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem
