Even though Church was demoted to Class AAA New Orleans, he was sent back to the Majors on July 23 in the year of 2006. He hit .276 with 10 home runs and .892 OPS. During last season, Church hit .272 with 15 home runs and .813 OPS.

Schneider had a batting average of .252 with 47 home runs in the year of 2007. He ranked fourth in the league in throwing out potential basestealers last year. According to the Mets manager, the team needed to pay attention to their catching situation from a defensive standpoint and for that, Schneider already knew how to play the game.