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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2014 Win Shares Leaders
Based on research for “Hardball Retrospective”, “Hardball Retroactive” and “Hardball Architects” –
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00S4SXV8S
Identify the 2014 Giants 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.
| 2014 | Buster Posey | 29.5 |
| 2014 | Pablo Sandoval | 20.9 |
| 2014 | Brandon Crawford | 19.1 |
| 2014 | Madison Bumgarner | 15.8 |
| 2014 | Conor Gillaspie | 14.8 |
| 2014 | Joe Panik | 9.8 |
| 2014 | Zack Wheeler | 8.5 |
| 2014 | Dan Otero | 8.3 |
| 2014 | Sergio Romo | 7.4 |
| 2014 | Francisco Liriano | 7.3 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes and Rod Humphrey
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