Phillies are looking for a backup catcher -- an upgrade over the other backup C candidates they have in their camp.
So the Astros have Jason Castro, Chris Snyder...and Humberto Quintero. Might there be a match? I guess first we need to look and see if Quintero is better than any of their options:
Erik Kratz#
Brian Schneider#
Tuffy Gosewisch*
Steven Lerud*
# - Active Roster
* - Non-Roster Invitees
| Name | Age | 2011 PAs | Avg/OBP/SLG | K:BB | CS% |
| Quintero | 32 | 272 | .240/.258/.317 | 53:6 | 23% |
| Schneider | 35 | 139 | .176/.246/.256 | 35:11 | 13% |
| Kratz* | 31 | 409 | .288/.372/.466 | 72:38 | 30% |
| Gosewisch** | 28 | 406 | .247/.295/.404 | 61:20 | 33% |
| Lerud** | 26 | 262 | .193/.268/.303 | 61:20 | 33% |
*Triple-A in 2011
**Double-A in 2011
There's really no way to look at Q's splits, and see anything pretty. In 2011, his OPS peaked at .919 on April 14. From May 1-end of season, Quintero hit .228/.237/.297., while the Astros went 18-44 in games where he made an appearance.
Still, Tuffy Gosewisch spent 2011 in Double-A, as did Steven Lerud (and wasn't good). Erik Kratz spent it in Triple-A. Brian Schneider was even worse than Quintero. Nobody here thinks Q is of C1 caliber, but is he a serviceable backup (for $1m?). Maybe. Is there a match? I doubt it, but if Jeff Luhnow gets Domonic Brown for Q, then it will be the GM equivalent of tarring and feathering Ed Wade.
