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Humberto Quintero, Jason Bourgeois Traded To Royals

by Jeff Sullivan

Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals traded for Houston’s Humberto Quintero and Jason Bourgeois, sending a minor-league pitcher and a player to be named later to the Astros.

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    Royals Acquire Veterans Humberto Quintero And Jason Bourgeois From Astros

    CINCINNATI, OH: Humberto Quintero #55 of the Houston Astros reacts after missing the tag at home plate against Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)
    CINCINNATI, OH: Humberto Quintero #55 of the Houston Astros reacts after missing the tag at home plate against Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)
    CINCINNATI, OH: Humberto Quintero #55 of the Houston Astros reacts after missing the tag at home plate against Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)
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    Quintero is a 32-year-old defense-first catcher who ... okay, he’s actually a defense-only catcher with a .258 career on-base percentage in more games than he’s probably deserved. Over the last 10 seasons, only five players (all catchers) have sub-600 OPS’s in at least 1,000 plate appearances, and Quintero is one of them.

    For the Astros, this trade isn’t about saving money; between them, Quintero and Bourgeois won’t make even $1.5 million this season. Rather, it’s about clearing away players with little value who certainly won’t be around when the Astros are ready to start winning in (ideally) three or four years.

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