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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2005 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 2005 White Sox 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.
2005 | Mark Buehrle | 22.0 |
2005 | Carlos Lee | 19.5 |
2005 | Tadahito Iguchi | 17.6 |
2005 | Aaron Rowand | 17.0 |
2005 | Ray Durham | 14.7 |
2005 | Joe Crede | 13.5 |
2005 | Mike Cameron | 10.8 |
2005 | Bob Wickman | 10.7 |
2005 | Jeremy Reed | 10.5 |
2005 | Magglio Ordonez | 8.5 |
2005 | Olmedo Saenz | 8.5 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Neil Bush, Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey