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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 Tigers 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 | Bobby Higginson | 24.2 |
| 2000 | Travis Fryman | 21.8 |
| 2000 | Juan Encarnacion | 12.9 |
| 2000 | Jeff Weaver | 12.2 |
| 2000 | Gabe Kapler | 11.8 |
| 2000 | Brian Moehler | 10.4 |
| 2000 | Danny Bautista | 9.2 |
| 2000 | Frank Catalanotto | 7.9 |
| 2000 | Bubba Trammell | 6.4 |
| 2000 | Tony Clark | 5.8 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey