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Best MLB Shortstops of 90’s, 2000’s, 2010’s and Present: Chris’s Corner Edition

Chris's Corner

1990’s

Derek Jeter

  • Teams/Seasons: New York Yankees, 20 seasons.

  • Rundown: Hall-Of-Famer, 5x World Series Champion, 14x All-Star, 5x Gold Glover, 5x Silver Slugger, World Series MVP, All-Star MVP and Rookie-of-the-Year.

  • Career stats: 71 (WAR), 260 Home Runs, .310 batting average and

A-Rod

  • Teams/Seasons: Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees. 22 seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, 3x MLB MVP, 14x All-Star, 10x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glover.

  • Career stats: 117 (WAR), 696 Home Runs, .295 batting average and 2086 RBI’s.

Nomar Garciaparra

  • Teams/Seasons: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A’s. 14 seasons.

  • Rundown: 6x All-Star, Silver Slugger, Rookie-of-the-Year.

  • Career stats: 44 (WAR), 229 Home Runs, .313 batting average and 936 RBI’s.

Omar Vizquel

  • Teams/Seasons: Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays. 24 seasons.

  • Rundown: 3x All-Star, 11x Gold-Glover.

  • Career stats: 45 (WAR), 80 Home Runs, .272 batting average and 951 RBI’s.

Edgar Renteria

  • Teams/Seasons: Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds. 16 seasons.

  • Rundown: 2x World Series Champion, 5x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glover, World Series MVP.

  • Career stats: 32 (WAR), 140 Home Runs, .286 batting average and 923 RBI’s

John Valentin

  • Teams/Seasons: Boston Red Sox, New York Mets. 11 seasons.

  • Rundown: Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 32 (WAR), 124 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 558 RBI’s.

Rey Sanchez

  • Teams/Seasons: Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays. 15 seasons.

  • Career stats: 20 (WAR), 15 Home Runs, .272 batting average and 389 RBI’s.

Rey Ordonez

  • Teams/Seasons: New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs. Nine seasons.

  • Rundown: 3x Gold Glover.

  • Career stats: 1 (WAR), 12 Home Runs, .246 batting average and 287 RBI’s.


2000’s

Miguel Tejada

  • Teams/Seasons: Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals. 16 seasons.

  • Rundown: MLB MVP, 6x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 47 (WAR), 307 Home Runs, .285 batting average and 1302 RBI’s.

Jimmy Rollins

  • Teams/Seasons: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox. 17 seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, MLB MVP, 4x Gold Glover, 3x All-Star, Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 47 (WAR), 231 Home Runs, .264 batting average and 936 RBI’s.

Hanley Ramirez

  • Teams/Seasons: Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians. 15 seasons.

  • Rundown: 3x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger, Rookie-of-the-Year.

  • Career stats: 38 (WAR), 271 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 917 RBI’s.

Jose Reyes

  • Teams/Seasons: New York Mets, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies. 16 seasons.

  • Rundown: 4x All-Star, Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 37 (WAR), 145 Home Runs, .283 batting average and 719 RBI’s.

Rafael Furcal

  • Teams/Seasons: Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins. 14 seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, 3x All-Star, Rookie-of-the-Year.

  • Career stats: 39 (WAR), 113 Home Runs, 281 batting average and 587 RBI’s.

Jhonny Peralta

  • Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals. 15 seasons.

  • Rundown: 3x All-Star

  • Career stats: 30 (WAR), 202 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 873 RBI’s

JJ Hardy

  • Teams/Seasons: Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles. 13 seasons.

  • Rundown: 3x Gold Glover, 2x All-Star, Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 28 (WAR), 188 Home Runs, .256 batting average and 688 RBI’s.

Jason Barlett

  • Teams/Seasons: Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres. 10 seasons.

  • Rundown: All-Star.

  • Career stats: 18 (WAR), 31 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 286 RBI’s.

Stephen Drew

  • Teams/seasons: Arizona D-Backs, Oakland A’s, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals. 12 seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion.

  • Career stats: 16 (WAR), 123 Home Runs, .252 batting average and 524 RBI’s.

Alcides Escobar

  • Teams/seasons: Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals. 11 seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, All-Star, Gold Glover.

  • Career stats: 9 (WAR), 41 Home Runs, .260 batting average and 442 RBI’s.

Runner-Ups: Brendan Ryan and Cliff Pennington.


2010’s

Troy Tulowitzki

  • Teams/Seasons: Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees. 13 seasons.

  • Rundown: 5x All-Star, 2x Gold Glover, 2x Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 44 (WAR), 225 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 780 RBI’s.

Elvis Andrus

  • Teams/Seasons: Texas Rangers. 11 seasons.

  • Rundown: All-Star

  • Career stats: 31 (WAR), 73 Home Runs, .275 batting average and 629 RBI’s.

Andrelton Simmons

  • Teams/Seasons: Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels. Eight seasons.

  • Rundown: 4x Gold Glover

  • Career stats: 36 (WAR), 67 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 396 RBI’s.

Asdrubal Cabrera

  • Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, 2x All-Star, Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats 29 (WAR), 180 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 796 RBI’s.

Brandon Crawford

  • Teams/Seasons: San Francisco Giants. Nine seasons.

  • Rundown: 2x World Series Champion, 3x Gold Glover, 2x All-Star, Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 24 (WAR), 98 Home Runs, .250 batting average and 536 RBI’s.

Jean Segura

  • Teams/Seasons: Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona D-Backs, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies. Eight seasons.

  • Rundown: 2x All-Star.

  • Career stats: 20 (WAR), 76 Home Runs, .286 batting average and 376 RBI’s.

Alexei Ramirez

  • Teams/Seasons: Chicago Black Sox, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays. Nine seasons.

  • Rundown: 2x Silver Slugger, All-Star

  • Career stats: 21 (WAR), 115 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 590 RBI’s.

Ian Desmond

  • Teams/Seasons: Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies. 11 seasons.

  • Rundown: 3x Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star.

  • Career stats: 15 (WAR), 181 Home Runs, .263 batting average and 711 RBI’s.

Yunel Escobar

  • Teams/Seasons: Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels.

  • Career stats: 27 (WAR), 90 Home Runs, .282 batting average and 519 RBI’s.

Everth Cabrera

  • Teams/Seasons: San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles. Seven seasons.

  • Rundown: All-Star

  • Career stats: 5 (WAR), 12 Home runs, .246 batting average and 132 RBI’s.


Present

Francisco Lindor

  • Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Indians. Five seasons.

  • Rundown: 4x All-Star, 2x Gold Glover, 2x Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 27 (WAR), 130 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 384 RBI’s.

Carlos Correa

  • Teams/Seasons: Houston Astros. Five seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, All-Star, Rookie-of-the-Year.

  • Career stats: 24 (WAR), 102 Home Runs, .280 batting average and 372 RBI’s.

Xander Bogartes

  • Teams/Seasons: Boston Red Sox. Seven seasons.

  • Rundown: 2x World Series Champion, 3x Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star.

  • Career stats: 21 (WAR), 107 Home Runs, .290 batting average and 503 RBI’s.

Javier Baez

  • Teams/Seasons: Chicago Cubs. Six seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion, 2x All-Star, Silver Slugger.

  • Career stats: 17 (WAR), 110 Home Runs, .270 batting average and 354 RBI’s.

Corey Seager

  • Teams/Seasons: Los Angeles Dodgers. Five seasons.

  • Rundown: 2x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger, Rookie-of-the-Year.

  • Career stats: 16 (WAR), 73 Home Runs, .294 batting average and 266 RBI’s.

Marcus Semien

  • Teams/Seasons: Chicago White Sox, Oakland A’s. Seven seasons.

  • Career stats: 22 (WAR), 108 Home Runs, .256 batting average and 357 RBI’s.

Didi Gregorious

  • Teams/Seasons: Cincinnati Reds, Arizona D-Backs, New York Yankees. Eight seasons.

  • Career stats: 17 (WAR), 110 Home Runs, .264 batting average and 417 RBI’s.

Trea Turner

  • Teams/Seasons: Washington Nationals. Five seasons.

  • Rundown: World Series Champion.

  • Career stats: 14 (WAR), 63 Home Runs, .291 batting average and 216 RBI’s.

Jorge Polanco

  • Teams/Seasons: Minnesota Twins. Six seasons.

  • Rundown: All-Star:

  • Career stats: 8 (WAR), 45 Home Runs, .281 batting average and 226 RBI’s.

Tim Anderson

  • Teams/Seasons: Chicago White Sox. Four seasons.

  • Career stats: 9 (WAR), 64 Home Runs, .276 batting average and 206 RBI’s.

Paul DeJong

  • Teams/Seasons: St. Louis Cardinals. Three seasons.

  • Rundown: All-Star

  • Career stats: 12 (WAR), 74 Home Runs, .251 batting average and 211 RBI’s.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

  • Teams/Seasons: San Diego Padres. One season.

  • Career stats: 4 (WAR), 22 Home Runs, .317 batting average and 53 RBI’s.

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