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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2009 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 2009 Marlins 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.
| 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez | 33.6 |
| 2009 | Miguel Cabrera | 26.1 |
| 2009 | Chris Coghlan | 21.0 |
| 2009 | Josh Johnson | 16.8 |
| 2009 | Josh Beckett | 16.3 |
| 2009 | Josh Willingham | 14.7 |
| 2009 | Randy Winn | 14.5 |
| 2009 | Luis A. Castillo | 14.3 |
| 2009 | Jeremy Hermida | 12.1 |
| 2009 | Edgar Renteria | 9.1 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey