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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2002 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 2002 Athletics 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.
| 2002 | Jason Giambi | 33.5 |
| 2002 | Miguel Tejada | 28.4 |
| 2002 | Barry Zito | 24.7 |
| 2002 | Eric Chavez | 24.6 |
| 2002 | Tim Hudson | 22.1 |
| 2002 | Mark Bellhorn | 18.7 |
| 2002 | Mark Mulder | 17.9 |
| 2002 | Tony Batista | 16.4 |
| 2002 | Scott Spiezio | 15.7 |
| 2002 | Ramon Hernandez | 13.3 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Tom Siegler, Dave Shaw, Rod Humphrey and Matteo Giordano III
