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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2005 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 2005 Diamondbacks 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.
| 2005 | Chad Tracy | 20.0 |
| 2005 | Brandon Webb | 18.5 |
| 2005 | Lyle Overbay | 16.5 |
| 2005 | Chris Capuano | 13.4 |
| 2005 | Jose Valverde | 12.8 |
| 2005 | Rod Barajas | 11.2 |
| 2005 | Brad Penny | 10.2 |
| 2005 | Duaner Sanchez | 7.2 |
| 2005 | Byung-Hyun Kim | 6.5 |
| 2005 | Alex Cintron | 6.2 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem and Dave Shaw
