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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 Rangers 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 | Ivan Rodriguez | 28.6 |
| 1999 | Sammy Sosa | 27.5 |
| 1999 | Juan Gonzalez | 24.4 |
| 1999 | Fernando Tatis | 23.9 |
| 1999 | Rusty Greer | 21.0 |
| 1999 | Kevin J. Brown | 19.6 |
| 1999 | Rich Aurilia | 17.9 |
| 1999 | Dean Palmer | 16.7 |
| 1999 | Jose Hernandez | 16.5 |
| 1999 | Warren Morris | 15.4 |
Correctly answered by Michael Danes and Michael J. Keenan
