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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 Pirates 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 | Andrew McCutchen | 31.8 |
| 2015 | Jose A. Bautista | 24.4 |
| 2015 | Neil Walker | 22.3 |
| 2015 | Starling Marte | 20.0 |
| 2015 | Gerrit Cole | 18.7 |
| 2015 | Jung Ho Kang | 18.5 |
| 2015 | Gregory Polanco | 16.8 |
| 2015 | Pedro Alvarez | 13.3 |
| 2015 | Brock Holt | 13.1 |
| 2015 | Tony Watson | 11.5 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Rod Humphrey
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