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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 Rangers 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 | Edwin Encarnacion | 28.2 |
| 2012 | R.A. Dickey | 19.2 |
| 2012 | Chris Davis | 18.9 |
| 2012 | Ian Kinsler | 17.0 |
| 2012 | Mark Teixeira | 15.3 |
| 2012 | Yu Darvish | 13.3 |
| 2012 | Ryan Dempster | 12.3 |
| 2012 | Carlos Pena | 11.0 |
| 2012 | C.J. Wilson | 9.5 |
| 2012 | Craig Gentry | 9.5 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Erin Underwood and Rod Humphrey
