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										Career Total				Total With Team
Rnd	Pick		Player	Tm	Pos	Age	Draft	Phase	Notes	WAR	WS	WSAB		WAR	WS	WSAB
1	1		Mike Moore	SEA	SP	21.5	Jun	Reg		28.5	132.1	46.6		18.1	71.2	26.5
1	2		Joe Carter	CHN	RF	21.3	Jun	Reg		19.4	227.5	67.6		-0.6	0.2	-0.8
1	3		Dick Schofield	CAL	SS	18.5	Jun	Reg		18.8	112.3	-0.0		16.3	89.3	0.1
1	4		Terry Blocker	NYN	CF	21.8	Jun	Reg		-1.0	2.0	-3.5		-0.4	0.0	-0.2
1	5		Matt Williams	TOR	SP	21.9	Jun	Reg		0.3	2.8	1.7		-0.6	0.0	-0.3
1	6		Kevin McReynolds	SDN	LF	21.6	Jun	Reg		30.0	196.2	80.3		12.4	65.8	24.7
1	7		Daryl Boston	CHA	CF	18.4	Jun	Reg		4.4	70.8	15.2		2.6	32.5	4.2
1	8		Bob Meacham	SLN	SS	20.8	Jun	Reg		3.9	33.7	-2.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	9		Ron Darling	TEX	SP	20.8	Jun	Reg		20.2	109.0	36.9		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	10		Mark Grant	SFN	SW	17.6	Jun	Reg		2.2	26.5	0.8		-0.6	3.3	-0.8
1	14		Jim Winn	PIT	RP	21.7	Jun	Reg		-1.2	10.5	-4.7		-0.3	6.0	-3.1
1	15		Tim Pyznarski	OAK	1B	21.3	Jun	Reg		-0.0	0.5	-0.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	16		Vance Lovelace	CHN	RP	17.8	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.3	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	19		Steve Lyons	BOS	3B	21.0	Jun	Reg		2.0	43.7	-2.9		0.7	14.8	-1.7
1	20		Johnny Abrego	PHI	SP	18.9	Jun	Reg		-0.6	0.0	-0.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
1	21		John Cerutti	TOR	SP	21.1	Jun	Reg		6.8	45.3	15.6		7.0	41.8	15.9
1	22		Dave Anderson	LAN	SS	20.9	Jun	Reg		5.8	49.3	-2.2		4.8	42.4	-1.7
1	23		Dave Leeper	KCA	LF	21.6	Jun	Reg		-1.2	0.2	-0.5		-1.2	0.2	-0.5
1	24		Al Lachowicz	TEX	SP	20.8	Jun	Reg		0.2	0.7	0.4		0.2	0.7	0.4
2			Sid Bream	LAN	1B	20.8	Jun	Reg		11.1	87.4	24.8		-0.3	0.4	-1.9
2			John Christensen	NYN	RF	20.8	Jun	Reg		-0.9	4.2	-1.7		-0.8	1.8	-0.9
2			Tony Ferreira	KCA	RP	18.7	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.3		-0.1	0.0	-0.3
2			Mike Fuentes	MON	LF	22.9	Jun	Reg		0.1	0.2	0.0		0.1	0.2	0.0
2			Mike Gallego	OAK	2B	20.6	Jun	Reg		17.1	81.0	6.1		9.5	51.4	2.9
2			Mark Gubicza	KCA	SP	18.8	Jun	Reg		37.9	142.6	73.8		38.5	142.6	74.0
2			Neal Heaton	CLE	SP	21.3	Jun	Reg		8.6	63.2	11.8		3.3	25.1	3.8
2			Darrin Jackson	CHN	CF	18.8	Jun	Reg		11.4	60.2	4.7		0.3	6.9	0.9
2			Mark Langston	SEA	SP	20.8	Jun	Reg		50.7	183.6	94.1		19.5	75.3	38.6
2			Bill Long	SDN	SP	21.3	Jun	Reg		2.4	26.0	6.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
2			Lemmie Miller	LAN	LF	21.0	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.2		-0.1	0.0	-0.2
2			Rick Rodriguez	OAK	RP	20.7	Jun	Reg		-0.4	2.0	-1.1		0.2	2.0	0.2
2			Nelson Simmons	DET	LF	17.9	Jun	Reg		-0.1	6.5	0.6		-0.1	6.1	1.1
2			Kelvin Torve	SFN	1B	21.4	Jun	Reg		-0.3	1.4	0.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
2			Lee Tunnell	PIT	SP	20.6	Jun	Reg		0.9	17.6	0.6		1.1	15.2	1.8
2			Frank Viola	MIN	SP	21.1	Jun	Reg		47.4	187.8	102.0		27.4	117.0	63.1
3			Phil Bradley	SEA	LF	22.2	Jun	Reg		18.6	127.7	51.9		12.8	76.6	32.4
3			Scott Bradley	NYA	C	21.2	Jun	Reg		-1.4	31.4	-7.2		-0.5	0.4	-0.8
3			David Cone	KCA	SP	18.4	Jun	Reg		62.5	207.2	119.4		13.9	41.3	26.7
3			Sid Fernandez	LAN	SP	18.7	Jun	Reg		32.8	117.5	60.5		0.0	0.2	0.0
3			Tony Gwynn	SDN	RF	21.1	Jun	Reg		68.9	386.2	197.0		68.9	386.2	197.0
3			Phil Lombardi	NYA	C	18.3	Jun	Reg		-0.0	2.1	-0.0		0.2	1.3	0.5
3			John Marzano	MIN	C	18.3	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.2	16.6	-3.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
3			Tom Nieto	SLN	C	20.6	Jun	Reg		-2.3	11.0	-6.3		-0.0	7.4	-2.1
3			Nelson Santovenia	MON	C	19.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	1.5	18.1	-4.9		1.4	17.7	-5.1
3			Curt Wardle	MIN	RP	20.6	Jun	Reg		-1.2	1.6	-3.4		-0.6	1.3	-1.8
3			Rob Woodward	BOS	SP	18.7	Jun	Reg		-0.2	3.3	-0.2		-0.2	3.3	-0.2
4			Todd Benzinger	BOS	1B	18.3	Jun	Reg		-2.8	53.4	-1.0		1.0	12.9	1.0
4			Dave Cochrane	NYN	C	18.4	Jun	Reg		-1.4	7.0	-3.7		0.0	0.0	0.0
4			Curt Ford	SLN	RF	20.7	Jun	Reg		1.6	16.4	1.6		2.5	15.1	3.4
4			Lee Guetterman	SEA	RP	22.5	Jun	Reg		3.7	44.5	10.3		-0.3	9.6	0.5
4			Shane Mack	KCA	LF	17.5	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	21.6	104.4	45.9		0.4	5.1	1.5
4			Ricky Nelson	SEA	RF	22.1	Jun	Reg		-1.1	4.7	-1.3		-1.1	4.7	-1.3
4			Paul O'Neill	CIN	RF	18.3	Jun	Reg		38.8	252.2	104.6		12.1	81.0	25.4
4			Eric Plunk	NYA	RP	17.8	Jun	Reg		13.8	84.7	26.9		1.5	14.7	2.4
4			Craig Smajstrla	CHA	2B	19.0	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
4			Curt Young	OAK	SP	21.1	Jun	Reg		4.4	46.9	10.0		3.9	43.8	9.5
5			John Franco	LAN	RP	20.7	Jun	Reg		24.2	174.8	108.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
5			Dave Meier	MIN	LF	21.8	Jun	Reg		-1.1	3.8	-1.8		-0.9	3.5	-1.6
5			Bip Roberts	PIT	2B	17.6	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	20.5	130.0	39.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
5			Brick Smith	SEA	1B	22.1	Jun	Reg		-0.4	0.1	-0.3		-0.4	0.1	-0.3
5			Phil Stephenson	MON	1B	20.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-1.3	5.1	-1.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
5			Mickey Tettleton	OAK	C	20.7	Jun	Reg		29.3	190.0	79.4		2.7	21.7	1.7
5			Bill Wegman	ML4	SP	18.5	Jun	Reg		18.1	75.7	29.4		18.1	75.7	29.4
6			Stan Clarke	TOR	RP	20.8	Jun	Reg		-0.8	2.4	-0.7		-0.4	1.1	-0.4
6			Alvin Davis	OAK	1B	20.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	19.9	150.6	70.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
6			Barry Jones	TEX	RP	18.3	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	1.9	32.0	8.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
6			Bryan Kelly	DET	SP	22.3	Jun	Reg		-0.0	0.9	-0.3		-0.0	0.9	-0.3
6			Matt Kinzer	CLE	RP	18.0	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-1.5	0.0	-0.7		0.0	0.0	0.0
6			Mike Pagliarulo	NYA	3B	21.2	Jun	Reg		10.6	99.9	15.1		5.1	61.1	11.7
6			Devon White	CAL	CF	18.4	Jun	Reg		47.0	210.7	54.1		15.3	52.1	5.6
6			Reggie Williams	SLN	CF	20.8	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.7	8.4	-0.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
7			Chuck Cary	DET	SP	21.3	Jun	Reg		3.2	19.4	4.2		0.3	3.4	0.4
7			Bryan Clutterbuck	ML4	SW	21.5	Jun	Reg		0.4	4.1	-1.0		0.4	4.1	-1.0
7			John Davis	KCA	RP	18.4	Jun	Reg		-0.7	6.6	0.0		1.8	6.4	4.1
7			Jeff Kaiser	TOR	RP	20.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-2.3	1.4	-1.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
7			Jeff Keener	SLN	RP	22.4	Jun	Reg		0.1	2.0	0.4		0.1	2.0	0.4
7			Jim Olander	PHI	CF	18.3	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.1	-0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
7			Dwight Taylor	CLE	DH	21.2	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Bill Bathe	OAK	C	20.7	Jun	Reg		-0.1	2.8	-1.4		-0.3	0.9	-1.8
8			Mark Carreon	NYN	RF	17.9	Jun	Reg		4.6	55.5	16.7		1.4	17.0	4.9
8			Alan Cockrell	TOR	RF	18.5	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.1	0.0	-0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			John Fishel	NYA	LF	18.6	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.1	0.6	0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Terry McGriff	CIN	C	17.7	Jun	Reg		-0.6	5.6	-3.2		-0.0	4.1	-1.3
8			Mark McGwire	MON	1B	17.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	62.1	333.2	204.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Joey Meyer	CAL	DH	19.1	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.1	9.7	2.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
8			Wade Rowdon	CHA	3B	20.8	Jun	Reg		-1.1	2.9	-0.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
9			Marvin Freeman	MON	SP	18.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	6.2	35.5	13.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
9			Tommy Gregg	CLE	RF	17.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-1.2	14.1	-3.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
9			Steve Lombardozzi	MIN	2B	21.1	Jun	Reg		4.3	30.7	-0.8		4.0	29.2	-1.3
9			Fred McGriff	NYA	1B	17.6	Jun	Reg		52.6	348.7	176.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
9			Stu Pederson	LAN	LF	21.4	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.1		-0.1	0.0	-0.1
10			Tony Arnold	BAL	RP	22.1	Jun	Reg		-0.1	2.0	-2.2		-0.1	2.0	-2.2
10			Greg Booker	SDN	RP	21.0	Jun	Reg		-0.1	11.3	-2.4		-0.1	10.9	-2.2
10			Sap Randall	CAL	RF	20.8	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.0	-0.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
10			Bruce Walton	SLN	RP	18.5	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-1.0	0.2	-1.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
11			Terry Wells	CLE	SP	17.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-1.1	0.0	-0.6		0.0	0.0	0.0
12			Roger Clemens	NYN	SP	18.8	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	140.3	437.7	291.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
12			Charles Hudson	PHI	SP	22.2	Jun	Reg		6.1	44.5	10.8		2.8	26.7	4.9
12			Jeff Schaefer	BAL	SS	21.0	Jun	Reg		-0.3	4.8	-4.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
12			Mark Williamson	KCA	RP	21.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	6.5	50.6	14.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
13			Danny Cox	SLN	SP	21.7	Jun	Reg		9.5	73.1	28.7		8.4	54.8	24.5
13			Lenny Dykstra	NYN	CF	18.3	Jun	Reg		42.2	203.1	97.0		16.5	74.4	35.9
13			Al Jones	CHA	RP	22.3	Jun	Reg		0.3	2.3	0.7		0.3	2.3	0.7
14			Scott Earl	DET	2B	20.7	Jun	Reg		-0.3	0.4	-0.4		-0.3	0.4	-0.4
14			Paul Noce	SDN	2B	21.5	Jun	Reg		-0.2	3.2	-1.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
14			Jim Paciorek	CLE	1B	21.0	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.3	1.2	-0.9		0.0	0.0	0.0
14			Scott Ruskin	CIN	RP	18.0	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.2	10.8	0.8		-0.8	1.1	-1.8
16			Jeff Ballard	ML4	SP	17.8	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.9	25.3	0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
17			Scott Bankhead	PIT	SP	17.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	11.4	54.9	22.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
17			Kevin Buckley	TEX	DH	22.4	Jun	Reg		0.1	0.3	0.2		0.1	0.3	0.2
17			Rich Rodriguez	KCA	RP	18.3	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	5.3	43.5	9.5		0.0	0.0	0.0
17			Dick Scott	NYA	SS	18.9	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
19			Brad Arnsberg	CLE	RP	17.8	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.8	11.4	2.9		-0.8	0.0	-0.6
19			Bob Tewksbury	NYA	SP	20.5	Jun	Reg		21.1	103.7	48.3		1.9	9.2	4.0
19			Lou Thornton	NYN	RF	18.1	Jun	Reg		-0.0	1.2	-0.5		0.5	0.6	0.3
20			Vince Coleman	PHI	LF	19.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	12.2	138.2	29.3		0.0	0.0	0.0
20			Logan Easley	NYA	RP	19.6	Jun	Reg		-0.6	1.3	-0.7		0.0	0.0	0.0
20			Craig Gerber	CAL	SS	22.4	Jun	Reg		0.6	2.2	-0.2		0.6	2.2	-0.2
20			Matt Nokes	SFN	C	17.6	Jun	Reg		9.9	83.2	20.1		-0.4	0.4	-0.9
21			Jack Hardy	CHA	RP	21.7	Jun	Reg		-0.1	0.0	-0.8		-0.1	0.0	-0.8
21			Chuck Jackson	CLE	3B	18.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	0.3	2.8	-0.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
21			Charlie O'Brien	SEA	C	21.1	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	9.8	60.6	0.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
24			Glen Cook	TEX	SP	21.8	Jun	Reg		-1.2	0.0	-1.2		-1.2	0.0	-1.2
24			Charlie Kerfeld	PHI	RP	17.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.5	14.0	4.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
24			Les Lancaster	NYA	RP	19.1	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	6.6	46.1	14.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
24			Keith Miller	CLE	2B	18.0	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	3.8	37.6	7.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
25			Barry Lyons	DET	C	21.0	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.8	12.2	-3.4		0.0	0.0	0.0
25			Gene Walter	MON	RP	20.5	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	1.1	9.1	-0.9		0.0	0.0	0.0
29			Chris Bosio	PIT	SP	18.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	24.8	96.9	43.7		0.0	0.0	0.0
30			La Vel Freeman	CHA	DH	18.3	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.1	0.0	-0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
30			Lance Johnson	PIT	CF	17.9	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	30.1	153.2	39.8		0.0	0.0	0.0
31			Cecil Fielder	BAL	1B	17.7	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	17.1	155.2	63.2		0.0	0.0	0.0
33			Luis Medina	NYN	1B	18.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.0	2.5	0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0
34			Dana Williams	CIN	LF	18.2	Jun	Reg	Did Not Sign	-0.0	0.2	0.1		0.0	0.0	0.0

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James