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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2006 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 2006 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.
| 2006 | Hanley Ramirez | 25.1 |
| 2006 | Freddy Sanchez | 21.9 |
| 2006 | Jonathan Papelbon | 19.2 |
| 2006 | Kevin Youkilis | 18.1 |
| 2006 | Curt Schilling | 16.0 |
| 2006 | Nomar Garciaparra | 15.8 |
| 2006 | David Eckstein | 13.8 |
| 2006 | Scott Hatteberg | 13.7 |
| 2006 | Adam Everett | 13.1 |
| 2006 | Matt Murton | 12.7 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Rod Humphrey