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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 Cardinals 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 | Matt Carpenter | 30.9 |
| 2018 | David Peralta | 20.5 |
| 2018 | Stephen Piscotty | 20.5 |
| 2018 | Tommy Pham | 19.3 |
| 2018 | Yadier Molina | 16.7 |
| 2018 | Harrison Bader | 15.2 |
| 2018 | Paul DeJong | 15.1 |
| 2018 | Adam Ottavino | 15.1 |
| 2018 | Aledmys Diaz | 13.4 |
| 2018 | Kolten Wong | 13.0 |
Correct response by Neil Bush
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