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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 Dodgers 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 | Paul Konerko | 25.7 |
| 2005 | Pedro J. Martinez | 19.6 |
| 2005 | Adrian Beltre | 13.4 |
| 2005 | Mike Piazza | 12.1 |
| 2005 | Paul Lo Duca | 10.6 |
| 2005 | Victor Diaz | 7.7 |
| 2005 | Juan Castro | 7.2 |
| 2005 | Todd Williams | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Miguel Cairo | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Pedro Astacio | 5.5 |
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