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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 Braves 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 | Andruw Jones | 26.6 |
| 2005 | Rafael Furcal | 25.8 |
| 2005 | Marcus Giles | 24.4 |
| 2005 | Chipper Jones | 19.2 |
| 2005 | Jermaine Dye | 18.4 |
| 2005 | Ryan Klesko | 14.9 |
| 2005 | Kevin Millwood | 14.8 |
| 2005 | Tom Glavine | 13.9 |
| 2005 | Bruce Chen | 13.5 |
| 2005 | Vinny Castilla | 12.9 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem, Michael Danes and Dave Shaw
