Aug 03, 2007 12:46 PM EST

While Twins players such as Johan Santana, Joe Nathan, Torii Hunter and others have been critical of General Manager Terry Ryan for trading second baseman Luis Castillo and not adding another hitter, manager Ron Gardenhire said he sat in Ryan's office on the day of the trading deadline and watched him make every effort to complete such a trade.

"He made a lot of calls, and I thought did everything he could to improve the team, but it didn't work out," Gardenhire said.

Via Star Tribune