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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 Brewers 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 | Gary Sheffield | 24.5 |
| 2002 | Ben Sheets | 9.5 |
| 2002 | Mark Loretta | 8.3 |
| 2002 | Jeff Cirillo | 8.2 |
| 2002 | Mike Matheny | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Troy O’Leary | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Geoff Jenkins | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Valerio de los Santos | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Mike Kinkade | 3.9 |
| 2002 | Dan Plesac | 3.3 |
| 2002 | Jeff C. D’Amico | 3.3 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan