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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 Giants 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 | Russ Ortiz | 14.0 |
| 2002 | Mike Remlinger | 10.6 |
| 2002 | Deivi Cruz | 10.2 |
| 2002 | Bill R. Mueller | 10.1 |
| 2002 | Keith Foulke | 9.7 |
| 2002 | Chris Singleton | 9.5 |
| 2002 | John Burkett | 9.0 |
| 2002 | Royce Clayton | 8.2 |
| 2002 | Matt D. Williams | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Steve Reed | 6.5 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Neil Bush and Dave Shaw