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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1999 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 1999 Orioles 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.
| 1999 | Steve Finley | 23.6 |
| 1999 | Armando Benitez | 17.1 |
| 1999 | Mike Mussina | 16.6 |
| 1999 | Pete Harnisch | 14.8 |
| 1999 | David Segui | 12.1 |
| 1999 | Cal Ripken | 11.4 |
| 1999 | Alex Ochoa | 10.1 |
| 1999 | Sidney Ponson | 10.0 |
| 1999 | Jeffrey Hammonds | 9.5 |
| 1999 | Gregg Olson | 8.7 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
