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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2016 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 2017 Cubs 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.
| 2017 | Kris Bryant | 29.7 |
| 2017 | Marwin Gonzalez | 23.0 |
| 2017 | Josh Donaldson | 21.8 |
| 2017 | DJ LeMahieu | 19.7 |
| 2017 | Josh Harrison | 17.2 |
| 2017 | Justin Bour | 15.8 |
| 2017 | Javier Baez | 15.6 |
| 2017 | Welington Castillo | 14.2 |
| 2017 | Willson Contreras | 13.6 |
| 2017 | Kyle Schwarber | 12.9 |
Correct responses by Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr., Michael Danes, Erin Underwood, Dave Shaw and Rod Humphrey
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