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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 Cardinals 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 | Matt Carpenter | 28.1 |
| 2015 | David Peralta | 19.5 |
| 2015 | Albert Pujols | 19.2 |
| 2015 | Yadier Molina | 17.6 |
| 2015 | Kolten Wong | 17.3 |
| 2015 | Colby Rasmus | 13.9 |
| 2015 | Trevor Rosenthal | 13.7 |
| 2015 | Michael Wacha | 13.0 |
| 2015 | Lance Lynn | 12.7 |
| 2015 | Jaime Garcia | 12.5 |
Correct responses by Mike Clifford, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
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