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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 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.
| 2015 | Buster Posey | 26.5 |
| 2015 | Brandon Belt | 20.5 |
| 2015 | Brandon Crawford | 18.8 |
| 2015 | Matt M. Duffy | 18.0 |
| 2015 | Madison Bumgarner | 18.0 |
| 2015 | Joe Panik | 17.4 |
| 2015 | Francisco Liriano | 12.1 |
| 2015 | Chris Heston | 7.4 |
| 2015 | Kelby Tomlinson | 6.2 |
| 2015 | Jason Grilli | 6.0 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Mike Clifford, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael McConchie, Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, David Schreiter, Dave Shaw, David Norwood and Rod Humphrey
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