Wins Above Replacement

Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams): Evaluating Roster Construction and Team Performance Based On Player Acquisition Methods

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Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams) – on sale now! Kindle edition ($9.99), paperback ($19.99) order here -> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPYMNSS (Kindle), https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNH354F (paperback) Hardball Architects examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – Misc. Transaction Types – Average Yearly WAR and Win Shares

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Based on my research for Hardball Retrospective, the following table reveals the average and total Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for miscellaneous transaction types for every franchise based on the players that were acquired and signed to their first professional Major League Baseball contract. Each player’s statistics are mapped to the appropriate … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – Amateur Free Agents – Average Yearly WAR and Win Shares

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Based on my research for Hardball Retrospective, the following table reveals the average and total Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for every franchise based on the players that were signed as amateur free agents to their first professional Major League Baseball contract. Each player’s statistics are mapped to the appropriate franchise for … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – Amateur Draft – Average Yearly WAR and Win Shares

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Based on my research for Hardball Retrospective, the following table reveals the average and total Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for every franchise based on the players that were drafted and signed to their first professional Major League Baseball contract. Each player’s statistics are mapped to the appropriate franchise for the duration … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 2010’s

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Mike Trout

The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 2000’s

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Justin Verlander

The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 1990’s

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Pedro J. Martinez

The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 1980’s

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Cal Ripken Jr

The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 1970’s

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Mike Schmidt

The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – “Original” Franchise Register – Win Shares and WAR – 1960’s

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Steve Carlton

The Franchise Register catalogs the roster of every Major League team using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for the balance of their career. Therefore Babe Ruth is a member of the Red Sox … Read more