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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 Mariners 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 | Adam Jones | 28.6 |
| 2012 | Shin-Soo Choo | 25.4 |
| 2012 | Kyle Seager | 20.3 |
| 2012 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 18.9 |
| 2012 | Felix Hernandez | 17.1 |
| 2012 | Michael Saunders | 16.9 |
| 2012 | David Ortiz | 16.2 |
| 2012 | Dustin Ackley | 15.5 |
| 2012 | Ichiro Suzuki | 14.5 |
| 2012 | Alex Rodriguez | 14.1 |
Correct responses by Walt Koscinski, Neil Bush, Michael McConchie and Brian Bohem