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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 Padres 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 | Derrek Lee | 23.7 |
| 2002 | Roberto Alomar | 15.4 |
| 2002 | Rodrigo Lopez | 14.7 |
| 2002 | Jose Valentin | 14.5 |
| 2002 | Benito Santiago | 14.3 |
| 2002 | Matt Clement | 12.0 |
| 2002 | Gary Matthews Jr. | 9.9 |
| 2002 | Tim Worrell | 9.0 |
| 2002 | Brian Lawrence | 8.7 |
| 2002 | Ben Davis | 8.3 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Michael J. Keenan