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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 Expos 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 | Andres Galarraga | 28.6 |
| 1998 | Vladimir Guerrero | 26.8 |
| 1998 | Larry Walker | 20.7 |
| 1998 | Randy D. Johnson | 19.9 |
| 1998 | Matt Stairs | 19.7 |
| 1998 | Cliff Floyd | 18.7 |
| 1998 | Ugueth Urbina | 16.7 |
| 1998 | Rondell White | 15.5 |
| 1998 | Shane Andrews | 14.9 |
| 1998 | Carlos Perez | 14.6 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
