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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2007 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
Identify the 2007 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.
| 2007 | Hanley Ramirez | 30.7 |
| 2007 | Dustin Pedroia | 20.4 |
| 2007 | Freddy Sanchez | 18.4 |
| 2007 | Kevin Youkilis | 17.7 |
| 2007 | Rafael Betancourt | 15.7 |
| 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon | 14.0 |
| 2007 | David Eckstein | 13.9 |
| 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 11.9 |
| 2007 | Scott Hatteberg | 11.4 |
| 2007 | Hideki Okajima | 11.1 |
Correct responses by Lanny Little, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey