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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 Cardinals 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 | Albert Pujols | 31.6 |
| 2001 | J.D. Drew | 22.3 |
| 2001 | Brian Jordan | 18.6 |
| 2001 | Matt Morris | 17.6 |
| 2001 | Placido Polanco | 16.2 |
| 2001 | Ray Lankford | 15.3 |
| 2001 | Todd Zeile | 14.2 |
| 2001 | Dmitri Young | 13.6 |
| 2001 | Chris Richard | 13.3 |
| 2001 | Sean Lowe | 10.4 |
Correct responses by Rich Gordon, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Jeffrey Good
