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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 Padres 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 | Roberto Alomar | 33.2 |
| 1999 | Homer Bush | 15.0 |
| 1999 | Omar Olivares | 14.8 |
| 1999 | Tony Gwynn | 14.4 |
| 1999 | Dustin Hermanson | 12.9 |
| 1999 | Doug Brocail | 12.2 |
| 1999 | Andy Benes | 8.8 |
| 1999 | Hideki Irabu | 8.4 |
| 1999 | Jose Valentin | 7.0 |
| 1999 | Matt Clement | 6.8 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Dave Shaw, Paul Greenberg and Rod Humphrey
