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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2018 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 2018 Royals 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.
| 2018 | Whit Merrifield | 22.6 |
| 2018 | Mike Moustakas | 16.7 |
| 2018 | Eric Hosmer | 15.8 |
| 2018 | Zack Greinke | 15.3 |
| 2018 | Salvador Perez | 11.5 |
| 2018 | Alex Gordon | 10.1 |
| 2018 | Adalberto Mondesi | 9.7 |
| 2018 | Sean Manaea | 9.5 |
| 2018 | Wil Myers | 9.3 |
| 2018 | Jakob Junis | 7.6 |
Correct responses by Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush and Rod Humphrey
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