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18. Jim Kaat

Considered one of the best defensive Pitchers of all time, Jim Kaat spent two-thirds of his astounding twenty-five seasons in MLB with the Senators/Twins.  Katt would go 190 and 159 as a Senator/Twin with 1,851 Strikeouts and had an impressive 25 and 13 1966 season, a campaign where he also led the AL in BB/9 and SO/BB. 

Kaat was considered to be one of the larger snubs in the Baseball Hall of Fame but the Veteran's Committee finally chose him for Cooperstown in 2022.  The Twins had already elected Kaat to their Hall as part of their second class in 2001.
Considered by many baseball historians to be the first reliever of prominence, Firpo Marberry would lead the American League in Pitching Appearances six times and is the first (retroactively) to score 20 Saves in a season.  Marberry’s versatility to go from the starting rotation to the bullpen with ease made him an invaluable asset and a player ahead of his time.  Marberry’s pitching acumen made him a vital component in the Senators’ World Series Championship win in 1924.

11. Joe Judge

Joe Judge played 2,084 of his 2,171 career games with the Washington Senators, and while the First Baseman was not what would you call a perennial All-Star, he was a player who could be considered well above average and freakishly consistent. 

Judge was not a large man, even by the standards in when he played but he was a tenacious player both in offense and defense.  Eight times, he would bat over .300, had well over 2,000 Hits as a Senator, and would also be a consistent leader in most defensive metrics at First. 

He may not be a Hall of Famer, but he was a large part of the 1924 World Series Championship Team.
The career of Chuck Knoblauch was full of yips and disappointment as a New York Yankee but as a member of the Minnesota Twins, he was a superstar.