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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2015 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 2015 Angels 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.
| 2015 | Mike Trout | 42.1 |
| 2015 | Kole Calhoun | 20.6 |
| 2015 | Kendry Morales | 19.0 |
| 2015 | John Lackey | 17.9 |
| 2015 | Howard Kendrick | 14.9 |
| 2015 | Garrett Richards | 13.7 |
| 2015 | Randal Grichuk | 13.2 |
| 2015 | Erick Aybar | 13.0 |
| 2015 | Kevin Jepsen | 12.0 |
| 2015 | Francisco J Rodriguez | 11.8 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
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