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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 Astros 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 | Craig Biggio | 33.6 |
| 1998 | Bobby Abreu | 24.0 |
| 1998 | Kenny Lofton | 20.6 |
| 1998 | Ken Caminiti | 20.0 |
| 1998 | Shane Reynolds | 15.4 |
| 1998 | Luis E. Gonzalez | 14.0 |
| 1998 | Darryl Kile | 12.3 |
| 1998 | Billy Wagner | 10.2 |
| 1998 | Mike Simms | 8.3 |
| 1998 | Trenidad Hubbard | 8.1 |
| 1998 | Donne Wall | 8.1 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw, Curtis Favre and Rod Humphrey
