This date in 2008, the Mets acquired Johan Santana from the Twins for OF prospect Carlos Gomez and pitching prospects Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and Deolis Guerra.
In order to get Santana to waive his no-trade clause, the Mets had to offer him a six-year, $137.5 million contract, which he eventually accepted.
In total, Santana took the mound just over 100 times for the Mets. That's it. Yet, I loved watching him work in every single start. Despite missing half of his potential outings, despite never getting to the playoffs, I'm still thankful for Johan's hard work and fight, and I'm thankful I got to root for him.