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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2004 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 2004 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.
| 2004 | Manny Ramirez | 26.0 |
| 2004 | Sean Casey | 25.9 |
| 2004 | Brian S. Giles | 24.7 |
| 2004 | Jim Thome | 22.3 |
| 2004 | Victor Martinez | 18.7 |
| 2004 | David Bell | 18.1 |
| 2004 | Ryan Drese | 15.1 |
| 2004 | Jaret Wright | 14.6 |
| 2004 | C.C. Sabathia | 10.7 |
| 2004 | Danys Baez | 10.4 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush and Tom Siegler
