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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 Orioles 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 | Brian Roberts | 27.3 |
| 2005 | David Dellucci | 15.0 |
| 2005 | Josh Towers | 13.2 |
| 2005 | Gregg Zaun | 12.4 |
| 2005 | Luis D. Matos | 10.6 |
| 2005 | Mike Mussina | 9.1 |
| 2005 | Jayson Werth | 9.0 |
| 2005 | Erik Bedard | 8.7 |
| 2005 | Jerry Hairston Jr. | 8.2 |
| 2005 | Daniel Cabrera | 7.5 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush and Rod Humphrey