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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 Pirates 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 | Kevin Young | 20.2 |
| 1999 | Barry Bonds | 20.1 |
| 1999 | Jason Kendall | 15.9 |
| 1999 | Tony Womack | 15.7 |
| 1999 | Kris Benson | 12.0 |
| 1999 | Francisco Cordova | 9.3 |
| 1999 | Jay Buhner | 8.7 |
| 1999 | Esteban Loaiza | 8.1 |
| 1999 | Rick Reed | 8.0 |
| 1999 | Rick White | 7.6 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem and Rod Humphrey
