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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 Indians 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 | Jim Thome | 28.8 |
| 2003 | Manny Ramirez | 27.1 |
| 2003 | Richie Sexson | 25.4 |
| 2003 | Brian S. Giles | 24.6 |
| 2003 | Bartolo Colon | 17.6 |
| 2003 | Sean Casey | 14.9 |
| 2003 | C.C. Sabathia | 13.2 |
| 2003 | David Riske | 10.0 |
| 2003 | Julian Tavarez | 9.2 |
| 2003 | Danys Baez | 8.8 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little and Michael J. Keenan
