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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 Rangers 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 | Sammy Sosa | 21.4 |
| 2003 | Ivan Rodriguez | 20.2 |
| 2003 | Kevin J. Brown | 20.2 |
| 2003 | Scott Podsednik | 19.8 |
| 2003 | Hank Blalock | 18.6 |
| 2003 | Rich Aurilia | 14.4 |
| 2003 | Mark Teixeira | 13.1 |
| 2003 | Kenny Rogers | 10.8 |
| 2003 | Juan Gonzalez | 10.1 |
| 2003 | Wilson Alvarez | 9.9 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Mike Coveyou, Dave Shaw, Jeremy Gibbs and Rod Humphrey
