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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 Mariners 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 | Alex Rodriguez | 39.1 |
| 2005 | David Ortiz | 30.1 |
| 2005 | Ichiro Suzuki | 22.3 |
| 2005 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 21.3 |
| 2005 | Jason Varitek | 20.2 |
| 2005 | Raul Ibanez | 17.1 |
| 2005 | Omar Vizquel | 16.3 |
| 2005 | Jose L. Cruz | 12.7 |
| 2005 | Brian Fuentes | 12.7 |
| 2005 | Derek Lowe | 12.5 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood and Rod Humphrey
