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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1996 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Derek+Bain
Identify the 1996 Astros 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.
| 1996 | Ken Caminiti | 35.5 |
| 1996 | Craig Biggio | 29.1 |
| 1996 | Kenny Lofton | 22.9 |
| 1996 | Shane Reynolds | 16.1 |
| 1996 | Luis E. Gonzalez | 15.1 |
| 1996 | Scott Servais | 11.7 |
| 1996 | Darryl Kile | 10.7 |
| 1996 | Brian L. Hunter | 10.5 |
| 1996 | Billy Wagner | 7.3 |
| 1996 | James Mouton | 6.5 |
Correctly answered by Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
