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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 Rays 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 | Blake Snell | 21.1 |
| 2018 | Derek Dietrich | 17.0 |
| 2018 | German Marquez | 14.6 |
| 2018 | David Price | 13.2 |
| 2018 | Felipe Vazquez | 12.1 |
| 2018 | Wade Davis | 11.9 |
| 2018 | Kirby Yates | 10.9 |
| 2018 | Alex Colome | 10.5 |
| 2018 | Jose Alvarado | 10.1 |
| 2018 | Omar Narvaez | 10.0 |
Correct responses by Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Neil Bush and Rod Humphrey
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