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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 Mets 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 | David Wright | 27.0 |
| 2005 | Jose B. Reyes | 16.0 |
| 2005 | Jeromy Burnitz | 14.7 |
| 2005 | Preston Wilson | 13.2 |
| 2005 | A.J. Burnett | 12.5 |
| 2005 | Jason Isringhausen | 11.5 |
| 2005 | Jay Payton | 11.4 |
| 2005 | Scott Kazmir | 10.2 |
| 2005 | Hector Carrasco | 9.9 |
| 2005 | Aaron Heilman | 9.8 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Dave Shaw
