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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 Cubs 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 | Dontrelle Willis | 22.6 |
| 2005 | Jon Garland | 20.1 |
| 2005 | Carlos Zambrano | 19.3 |
| 2005 | Kyle Farnsworth | 12.7 |
| 2005 | Greg Maddux | 12.0 |
| 2005 | Mark Prior | 11.8 |
| 2005 | Jamie Moyer | 11.4 |
| 2005 | Eric Hinske | 11.0 |
| 2005 | Rafael Palmeiro | 10.2 |
| 2005 | Kyle Lohse | 9.9 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
