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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 Mariners 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 | Kyle Seager | 28.5 |
| 2016 | David Ortiz | 23.5 |
| 2016 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 22.1 |
| 2016 | Adam Jones | 16.6 |
| 2016 | Brad Miller | 15.4 |
| 2016 | Michael Saunders | 15.2 |
| 2016 | Chris Tillman | 13.2 |
| 2016 | Luis Valbuena | 11.9 |
| 2016 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 10.0 |
| 2016 | Ichiro Suzuki | 9.2 |
Correct response by Michael Danes
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