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Hardball Retrospective Rosters – 2017 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 Cardinals 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 | Tommy Pham | 20.1 |
| 2017 | Matt Carpenter | 18.8 |
| 2017 | David Peralta | 18.0 |
| 2017 | Yadier Molina | 17.5 |
| 2017 | Paul DeJong | 15.7 |
| 2017 | Kolten Wong | 13.7 |
| 2017 | Lance Lynn | 11.6 |
| 2017 | Jon Jay | 11.6 |
| 2017 | Matt Adams | 10.4 |
| 2017 | Daniel Descalso | 8.9 |
Correct response by Michael Danes
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