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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 Orioles 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 | Manny Machado | 30.8 |
| 2015 | Jake Arrieta | 27.2 |
| 2015 | Nick Markakis | 19.7 |
| 2015 | Zach Britton | 14.4 |
| 2015 | Wei-Yin Chen | 13.2 |
| 2015 | Jonathan Schoop | 10.9 |
| 2015 | Caleb Joseph | 9.8 |
| 2015 | Matt Wieters | 8.7 |
| 2015 | Koji Uehara | 8.5 |
| 2015 | Eduardo Rodriguez | 8.0 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem and Michael McConchie
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