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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 1997 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 1997 Rockies 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.
| 1997 | Roger Bailey | 13.4 |
| 1997 | John Thomson | 10.4 |
| 1997 | Neifi Perez | 9.6 |
| 1997 | Craig Counsell | 7.2 |
| 1997 | Quinton McCracken | 7.2 |
| 1997 | Jamey Wright | 4.5 |
| 1997 | Juan Acevedo | 2.6 |
| 1997 | Jason Bates | 2.3 |
| 1997 | Todd Helton | 1.9 |
| 1997 | John Burke | 1.2 |
Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr. and Rod Humphrey
