Over the past four Major League Baseball amateur drafts, the Twins have used a top-36 pick on a shortstop four times. Make it five in five years. Marek Houston, a 21-year-old Wake Forest infielder, was the Twins’ pick with the 16th overall choice Sunday,

When the Washington Nationals selected Eli Willits with the first-overall pick on Sunday evening, it kicked off a round filled with surprises. But the Twins were anticipating that — perhaps even more than usual,