Nomar Garciaparra is a Shortstop

To follow up on one of MJ's recent posts:

I caught part of a Tim Kurkjian piece on SportsCenter today in which he related some of the rumors about where Nomar will sign. According to Timmy K., one of the issues facing each team - and Nomar himself - in this process is the determination of his 2006 position.

Hello? Nomar's a shortstop. He's always been a shortstop. Yeah, he played a bit of third last year, and did a decent job - but even he said that he had a lot to learn about playing the position properly. Is there reason to think he could play another position? Of course; he's a world-class athlete. Should a team consider his versatility when pondering what kind of offer to make? Absolutely.

But why are teams talking about playing Nomar at every position except shortstop?!?!

It might be that the teams being rumored to be in the thick of Nomar negotiations all have decent SS - Yankees (Jeter), Houston (Adam Everett), Cleveland (Peralta), and the Dodgers (Izturis). All the same...Nomar's a shortstop first. At least, that's how I think it should be.