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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 Rangers 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 | Justin Smoak | 23.1 |
| 2017 | Edwin Encarnacion | 17.4 |
| 2017 | Joey Gallo | 16.6 |
| 2017 | Ian Kinsler | 13.3 |
| 2017 | Mitch Moreland | 13.0 |
| 2017 | Nomar Mazara | 12.8 |
| 2017 | Odubel Herrera | 12.8 |
| 2017 | Yu Darvish | 12.5 |
| 2017 | Alex Claudio | 12.1 |
| 2017 | Kyle Hendricks | 10.7 |
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