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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 Tigers 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 | John Smoltz | 19.2 |
| 2005 | Tony Clark | 16.3 |
| 2005 | Brandon Inge | 15.7 |
| 2005 | Juan Encarnacion | 15.2 |
| 2005 | Dave R. Roberts | 13.7 |
| 2005 | Frank Catalanotto | 13.4 |
| 2005 | Jeff Weaver | 12.0 |
| 2005 | Francisco Cordero | 11.1 |
| 2005 | Omar Infante | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Jason Frasor | 6.2 |
Correct responses by Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw and Michael J. Keenan
