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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 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.
| 2005 | Miguel Cabrera | 28.8 |
| 2005 | Randy Winn | 24.5 |
| 2005 | Luis A. Castillo | 18.7 |
| 2005 | Mark Kotsay | 16.9 |
| 2005 | Edgar Renteria | 13.7 |
| 2005 | Alex Gonzalez | 13.0 |
| 2005 | Josh Beckett | 12.9 |
| 2005 | Livan Hernandez | 12.6 |
| 2005 | Kevin Millar | 12.3 |
| 2005 | Nate Robertson | 7.0 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Neil Bush, Mike Coveyou and Rod Humphrey
