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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2003 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 2003 Diamondbacks 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.
| 2003 | Brandon Webb | 16.9 |
| 2003 | Erubiel Durazo | 16.2 |
| 2003 | Alex Cintron | 14.8 |
| 2003 | Byung-Hyun Kim | 13.7 |
| 2003 | Vicente Padilla | 13.6 |
| 2003 | Brad Penny | 10.7 |
| 2003 | Oscar Villarreal | 10.5 |
| 2003 | Jose Valverde | 10.2 |
| 2003 | Junior Spivey | 10.0 |
| 2003 | Matt Kata | 7.3 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Neil Bush
