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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 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.
| 2005 | Miguel Tejada | 25.3 |
| 2005 | Jason Giambi | 24.0 |
| 2005 | Eric Chavez | 22.6 |
| 2005 | Emil Brown | 16.3 |
| 2005 | Huston Street | 15.6 |
| 2005 | Bobby Crosby | 14.1 |
| 2005 | Tim Hudson | 14.0 |
| 2005 | Nick Swisher | 13.7 |
| 2005 | Mark Mulder | 12.8 |
| 2005 | Barry Zito | 12.5 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Rod Humphrey
