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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 White Sox 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 | Magglio Ordonez | 24.2 |
| 2003 | Frank E. Thomas | 22.4 |
| 2003 | Mike Cameron | 20.4 |
| 2003 | Ray Durham | 18.2 |
| 2003 | Carlos Lee | 17.8 |
| 2003 | Kip Wells | 15.2 |
| 2003 | Joe Borowski | 14.0 |
| 2003 | Mark Buehrle | 13.5 |
| 2003 | Joe Crede | 12.8 |
| 2003 | Brendan Donnelly | 11.7 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Driscoll, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey