Answers from yesterday’s trivia post – Baseball Analytics (Facebook group):
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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 Yankees 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 | Aaron Judge | 31.5 |
| 2017 | Robinson Cano | 19.3 |
| 2017 | Brett Gardner | 19.3 |
| 2017 | Gary Sanchez | 17.9 |
| 2017 | Luis Severino | 15.5 |
| 2017 | Eduardo Nunez | 15.5 |
| 2017 | Melky Cabrera | 14.3 |
| 2017 | David Robertson | 13.0 |
| 2017 | Ben Gamel | 12.6 |
| 2017 | Jose Pirela | 11.9 |
correct responses by Erin Underwood and Bryan Swank
baseball card images courtesy of the Trading Card Database – https://www.tcdb.com/
