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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2017 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 2017 Mets 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.
| 2017 | Daniel Murphy | 26.8 |
| 2017 | Nelson R. Cruz | 23.0 |
| 2017 | Michael Conforto | 19.7 |
| 2017 | Jose B. Reyes | 15.8 |
| 2017 | Lucas Duda | 13.6 |
| 2017 | Carlos Gomez | 13.3 |
| 2017 | Jacob deGrom | 11.3 |
| 2017 | Yusmeiro Petit | 10.5 |
| 2017 | Michael Fulmer | 10.1 |
| 2017 | Jose Quintana | 9.9 |
Correct response by Bruce A. Sarte
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