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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 Yankees 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 | Derek Jeter | 28.8 |
| 1998 | Bernie Williams | 28.6 |
| 1998 | Al Leiter | 21.1 |
| 1998 | Carl Everett | 17.5 |
| 1998 | Tim Belcher | 16.4 |
| 1998 | Jorge Posada | 15.0 |
| 1998 | Mariano Rivera | 14.4 |
| 1998 | Andy Fox | 14.2 |
| 1998 | Brad Ausmus | 13.8 |
| 1998 | Andy Pettitte | 12.7 |
| 1998 | Orlando Hernandez | 12.7 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, Tom Siegler, Curtis Favre, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan
