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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2012 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 2012 Orioles 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.
| 2012 | Matt Wieters | 24.3 |
| 2012 | Nick Markakis | 17.3 |
| 2012 | Jim R. Johnson | 16.2 |
| 2012 | Jayson Werth | 13.8 |
| 2012 | Wei-Yin Chen | 11.4 |
| 2012 | David Hernandez | 8.7 |
| 2012 | Jerry Hairston Jr. | 8.2 |
| 2012 | Koji Uehara | 5.1 |
| 2012 | Manny Machado | 4.9 |
| 2012 | Nolan Reimold | 3.1 |
Correct responses by Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Rod Humphrey