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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 Athletics 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 | Miguel Tejada | 26.7 |
| 2004 | Eric Chavez | 19.3 |
| 2004 | Mark Bellhorn | 19.2 |
| 2004 | Eric Byrnes | 17.6 |
| 2004 | Tim Hudson | 15.9 |
| 2004 | Ramon J. Hernandez | 15.1 |
| 2004 | Bobby Crosby | 15.1 |
| 2004 | Mark Mulder | 14.7 |
| 2004 | Rich Harden | 13.8 |
| 2004 | Barry Zito | 12.0 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw, Jon Winkler and Rod Humphrey
