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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 Yankees 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 | Hideki Matsui | 28.8 |
| 2004 | Derek Jeter | 27.8 |
| 2004 | Mike Lowell | 26.5 |
| 2004 | Jorge Posada | 21.1 |
| 2004 | J.T. Snow | 18.6 |
| 2004 | Mariano Rivera | 18.2 |
| 2004 | Alfonso Soriano | 18.1 |
| 2004 | D’Angelo Jimenez | 17.9 |
| 2004 | Bernie Williams | 16.5 |
| 2004 | Cristian Guzman | 16.0 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem and Dave Shaw
