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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 Red Sox 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 | Roger Clemens | 23.5 |
| 2005 | David Eckstein | 23.5 |
| 2005 | Shea Hillenbrand | 15.1 |
| 2005 | Trot Nixon | 14.3 |
| 2005 | Adam Everett | 12.5 |
| 2005 | Freddy Sanchez | 12.0 |
| 2005 | Lew Ford | 11.8 |
| 2005 | Jeff Suppan | 11.5 |
| 2005 | Justin Duchscherer | 10.4 |
| 2005 | Tomokazu Ohka | 9.6 |
Correct responses by Rich Gordon, Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Trent Bennett, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Neil Bush and Erin Underwood