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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 Mariners 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 | Alex Rodriguez | 33.1 |
| 2003 | Bret Boone | 31.6 |
| 2003 | Ichiro Suzuki | 24.0 |
| 2003 | Edgar Martinez | 19.7 |
| 2003 | Jose L. Cruz | 19.2 |
| 2003 | Raul Ibanez | 17.8 |
| 2003 | David Ortiz | 17.4 |
| 2003 | Jason Varitek | 15.6 |
| 2003 | Damaso Marte | 15.2 |
| 2003 | Joel Pineiro | 13.2 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
