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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2014 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 2014 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.
| 2014 | Giancarlo Stanton | 32.0 |
| 2014 | Miguel Cabrera | 27.6 |
| 2014 | Adrian Gonzalez | 23.8 |
| 2014 | Christian Yelich | 21.6 |
| 2014 | Marcell Ozuna | 20.0 |
| 2014 | Chris Coghlan | 15.7 |
| 2014 | Jason Vargas | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Logan Morrison | 10.7 |
| 2014 | Steve Cishek | 9.5 |
| 2014 | Josh Willingham | 8.7 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem, Michael Danes and Dave Shaw
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