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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2002 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 2002 Angels 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.
| 2002 | Jim Edmonds | 31.5 |
| 2002 | Garret Anderson | 23.5 |
| 2002 | Troy Glaus | 20.9 |
| 2002 | Tim Salmon | 20.5 |
| 2002 | Darin Erstad | 18.6 |
| 2002 | Jarrod Washburn | 17.7 |
| 2002 | Ramon Ortiz | 14.2 |
| 2002 | Troy Percival | 13.0 |
| 2002 | Mark T. McLemore | 11.6 |
| 2002 | Chuck Finley | 9.6 |
correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Neil Bush, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan