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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 Royals 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 | Brian McRae | 21.8 |
| 1998 | Johnny Damon | 18.4 |
| 1998 | Tom Gordon | 17.3 |
| 1998 | David Cone | 16.9 |
| 1998 | Sean Berry | 12.8 |
| 1998 | Bret Saberhagen | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Michael Tucker | 11.8 |
| 1998 | Jose Rosado | 9.8 |
| 1998 | Brent Mayne | 8.3 |
| 1998 | Dan Miceli | 8.2 |
Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey
