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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 Mariners 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 | Ken Griffey Jr | 29.0 |
| 1999 | Mike Hampton | 25.6 |
| 1999 | Edgar Martinez | 25.3 |
| 1999 | Alex Rodriguez | 24.4 |
| 1999 | Omar Vizquel | 22.5 |
| 1999 | Derek Lowe | 18.7 |
| 1999 | Tino Martinez | 17.7 |
| 1999 | Bret Boone | 16.7 |
| 1999 | Dave Burba | 14.6 |
| 1999 | Jason Varitek | 14.0 |
Correctly answered by Lanny Little, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Paul Greenberg, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan
