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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 Astros 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 | Ben Zobrist | 27.3 |
| 2012 | Jose Altuve | 17.7 |
| 2012 | Hunter Pence | 16.4 |
| 2012 | Chris Johnson | 12.9 |
| 2012 | Wandy Rodriguez | 10.5 |
| 2012 | Jason Castro | 7.3 |
| 2012 | John Buck | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Troy Patton | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Matt Albers | 5.6 |
| 2012 | Bud Norris | 5.5 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem, Michael Danes and Jeffrey Good
