Shortstop has been a weakness for the Twins since ... well, forever, basically. Roy Smalley is the best shortstop in team history, Zoillo Versalles won the AL MVP award in 1965, and Greg Gagne was a solid all-around starter for two World Series winners, but for the most part Twins shortstops have been an underwhelming collection of light-hitting, utility man-caliber players. Here are the all-time team leaders in games started at shortstop:
Zoillo Versalles 1043Greg Gagne 1021Cristian Guzman 812Roy Smalley 783Pat Meares 702Leo Cardenas 469Danny Thompson 436Jason Bartlett 301Nick Punto 235Ron Washington 232Denny Hocking 208Pedro Florimon 195
Not a pretty group.