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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 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.
| 1999 | Johnny Damon | 17.5 |
| 1999 | Joe Randa | 17.3 |
| 1999 | Mike Sweeney | 16.0 |
| 1999 | David Cone | 15.2 |
| 1999 | Carlos Beltran | 15.0 |
| 1999 | Jose Rosado | 13.8 |
| 1999 | Brent Mayne | 13.3 |
| 1999 | Jon Lieber | 12.5 |
| 1999 | Bret Saberhagen | 11.9 |
| 1999 | Terry Shumpert | 11.8 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush and Rod Humphrey
