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Footprints in the Snow: Astros

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. After hanging in contention until early August, the Astros bottomed out with a 23-36 finish in the season's final two months. That culminated in Cecil Cooper's firing and Brad Mills' hiring. The squad...

Fantasy Spin: Ivan Rodriguez to Astros

The Houston Astros were going to enter the season with two largely unproven catchers. J.R. Towles and Humberto Quintero were in the middle of an epic "let's see who is worse at hitting" battle in Spring Training. Seriously, this was a war of futiltiy if I've ever seen one. Quintero is hitting .182 with a dismal .546 OPS...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Astros

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Team who refuses to rebuild. Seriously, Drayton McLane, just keep holding out hope you can win the World Series and making your general...

J.R. Towles Is Probably Going to Be OK

One of the forgotten rookies of the early season has been Astros' catcher J.R. Towles. He was one of the most heralded rookies this spring and he's off to a pretty decent start, overcoming a .207 batting average with a .395 OBP and 3 homers in 38 plate appearances. That's been mostly ignored because he plays for the...

Humberto Quintero News From the Web

05/19/12 Quintero versatile addition behind plate Source: MLB Catcher Humberto Quintero, obtained from the Astros in the wake of Salvador Perez's injury, has made an impression so far with his arm and his bat.
05/17/12 Quintero struck in helmet during O's loss Source: MLB - Kansas City Royals Royals catcher Humberto Quintero left Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles as a precautionary measure after being hit by a thrown ball.
05/14/12 Royals knock off ChiSox Source: Beloit Daily News - Beloit WI The Kansas City Royals lost their starting pitcher in the first inning and were in the middle of a listless day at the plate before Johnny Giavotella turned it all around with one big swing.
05/07/12 Fan Jumps Into Fountain at Kauffman Stadium, Much to... Source: NESN The fountains at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium are a nice touch.
04/19/12 The Kansas City Royals are getting solid work out of... Source: Royals Locker 32-year old righty swinging Humberto Quintero and 30-year old switch-hitting Brayan Pena are doing a solid job of holding down the fort behind the plate so far this year.

Background on Humberto Quintero

Humberto Quintero [oom-BERR-to kin-TAIR-o] (born August 2, 1979 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals.

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