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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 Mariners 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 | Alex Rodriguez | 27.8 |
| 1998 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 27.2 |
| 1998 | Edgar Martinez | 23.2 |
| 1998 | Tino Martinez | 19.3 |
| 1998 | Omar Vizquel | 18.3 |
| 1998 | Bret Boone | 17.5 |
| 1998 | Dave Burba | 14.2 |
| 1998 | Mike Hampton | 13.7 |
| 1998 | Kerry Ligtenberg | 13.5 |
| 1998 | Jose L. Cruz | 11.8 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Paul Greenberg and Rod Humphrey
