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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2015 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 2015 Red 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.
| 2015 | Anthony Rizzo | 31.1 |
| 2015 | Mookie Betts | 23.5 |
| 2015 | Xander Bogaerts | 22.0 |
| 2015 | Josh Reddick | 16.8 |
| 2015 | Carlos Martinez | 14.2 |
| 2015 | Dustin Pedroia | 14.2 |
| 2015 | Jon Lester | 13.1 |
| 2015 | Jose Iglesias | 11.6 |
| 2015 | Brandon Moss | 9.5 |
| 2015 | Jonathan Papelbon | 9.0 |
| 2015 | Jacoby Ellsbury | 9.0 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Doug Snyder Sr., Dave Shaw, Curtis Favre and Rod Humphrey
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