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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2001 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 2001 Blue Jays 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.
| 2001 | Shawn Green | 34.4 |
| 2001 | Jeff Kent | 27.6 |
| 2001 | Carlos Delgado | 25.0 |
| 2001 | John Olerud | 24.3 |
| 2001 | Shannon Stewart | 19.5 |
| 2001 | Alex S. Gonzalez | 15.3 |
| 2001 | Jose Mesa | 13.6 |
| 2001 | Chris Carpenter | 12.8 |
| 2001 | Woody Williams | 11.6 |
| 2001 | Kelvim Escobar | 10.7 |
| 2001 | Steve Karsay | 10.7 |
Correct responses by Brian Bohem, Michael Danes and Erin Underwood
