After the collapse of 2007, Omar Minaya set out to make several changes to help sure up the team. Most notable was the trade for JoAnn Santana from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez, Phillip Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and Deolis Guerra. Outfielder Ryan Church and catcher Brian Schneider were brought in from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Lastings Milledge. Also Luis Castillo was signed to a four year contract to play second base. Matt Wise was signed to add to the bullpen.   more »