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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2001 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 2001 Pirates 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.
| 2001 | Barry Bonds | 50.2 |
| 2001 | Aramis Ramirez | 23.4 |
| 2001 | Moises Alou | 22.4 |
| 2001 | Rick Reed | 13.4 |
| 2001 | Tim Wakefield | 11.2 |
| 2001 | Elmer Dessens | 10.8 |
| 2001 | Jason Kendall | 10.0 |
| 2001 | Tony Womack | 9.9 |
| 2001 | Jason Johnson | 9.0 |
| 2001 | Esteban Loaiza | 8.0 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Curtis Favre and Rod Humphrey
