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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2000 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 2000 Indians 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.
| 2000 | Brian S. Giles | 27.5 |
| 2000 | Manny Ramirez | 25.3 |
| 2000 | Jim Thome | 21.1 |
| 2000 | Danny Graves | 16.6 |
| 2000 | Damian Jackson | 15.7 |
| 2000 | Richie Sexson | 15.4 |
| 2000 | Sean Casey | 15.1 |
| 2000 | Bartolo Colon | 15.0 |
| 2000 | Robert Person | 13.8 |
| 2000 | Albert Belle | 13.6 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
