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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 Brewers 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 | Mark Loretta | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Gary Sheffield | 27.9 |
| 2004 | Ben Sheets | 21.3 |
| 2004 | Ron Belliard | 17.4 |
| 2004 | Geoff Jenkins | 13.6 |
| 2004 | Mike Matheny | 11.0 |
| 2004 | B.J. Surhoff | 8.5 |
| 2004 | Bill Hall | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Mike J. Adams | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Cal Eldred | 4.2 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey
