10. Aguilera, Rich Robertson, and Mark Guthrie were the only regular pitchers with ERAs under 5. Defense Like most of Tom Kelly's teams, the defense was capable. Matt Walbeck was the starting catcher, backed up by Matt Merullo. Scott Stahoviak played in 69 games at first base. Although he was not a good hitter, he had a .998 fielding percentage that year. Knoblauch capably manned second base. Scott Leius played reasonably well at third in his last year with the Twins. Pat Meares continued his decent play at shortstop in his third year with the Twins. The regular outfielders were Puckett, Cordova, and Rich Becker. Notable Transactions April 6, 1994: Carl Willis was signed as a free agent by the Twins. May 4, 1994: Carl Willis was released by the Twins. May 16, 1994: Kevin Campbell was released by the Twins. June 1, 1994: 1994 Major League Baseball draft Mark Redman was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (13th pick). Doug Mientkiewicz was drafted by the Twins in the 5th round. July 6, 1994: Rick Aguilera was traded by the Twins to the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Frank Rodriguez and a player to be named later. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending J. J. Johnson (minors) to the Twins on October 11. July 7, 1994: Scott Erickson was traded by the Twins to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Scott Klingenbeck and a player to be named later. The Orioles completed the trade by sending Kimera Bartee to the Twins on September 19. July 31, 1994: Kevin Tapani and Mark Guthrie were traded by the Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Coomer, Greg Hansell, José Parra, and a player to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Chris Latham to the Twins on October 30. October 9, 1995: Luis Rivas was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent. Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L