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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2016 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 2016 Astros 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.
| 2016 | Jose Altuve | 34.3 |
| 2016 | Carlos Correa | 25.4 |
| 2016 | George Springer | 23.3 |
| 2016 | Ben Zobrist | 21.0 |
| 2016 | J.D. Martinez | 18.6 |
| 2016 | Hunter Pence | 14.1 |
| 2016 | Jason Castro | 10.1 |
| 2016 | Vince Velasquez | 8.2 |
| 2016 | Alex Bregman | 7.3 |
| 2016 | Mike Foltynewicz | 6.5 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter and Rod Humphrey
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