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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2004 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 2004 Marlins 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.
| 2004 | Miguel Cabrera | 23.9 |
| 2004 | Mark Kotsay | 21.9 |
| 2004 | Luis A. Castillo | 20.1 |
| 2004 | Livan Hernandez | 18.0 |
| 2004 | Kevin Millar | 16.5 |
| 2004 | Randy Winn | 15.7 |
| 2004 | Edgar Renteria | 15.4 |
| 2004 | Alex Gonzalez | 14.1 |
| 2004 | Josh Beckett | 8.8 |
| 2004 | Nate Robertson | 8.3 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Dave Shaw
