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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 Mets 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 | Edgardo Alfonzo | 29.1 |
| 1999 | Jeromy Burnitz | 21.0 |
| 1999 | Quilvio Veras | 16.5 |
| 1999 | Preston Wilson | 14.7 |
| 1999 | Brian Daubach | 12.9 |
| 1999 | Rey Ordonez | 12.7 |
| 1999 | Rick Aguilera | 12.4 |
| 1999 | Brook Fordyce | 11.3 |
| 1999 | Butch Huskey | 10.6 |
| 1999 | Masato Yoshii | 9.8 |
Correctly answered by Rich Gordon, Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw, Curtis Favre and Rod Humphrey
