The Padres signed 37-year-old Henry Blanco to a one-year, $750K deal on Wednesday. Blanco will back-up and mentor young Nick Hundley (no relation to Randy or Todd).
From the Padres Web site:
"I thought it was very important," (Padres GM Kevin) Towers said of the mentorship. "Two
of the guys we identified were Brad Ausmus and Henry Blanco. And a lot
of it was what they have done throughout their career.
"Henry has done it with [Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany] Soto.
Hopefully he will help Nick develop into one of the elite catchers in
the game."
Blanco, who hit a career-high .292 for the Cubs last season while throwing out 10 of 22 would-be base-stealers (46%), seems to be a consolation prize for the Padres, who lost out in the bidding for the longtime Astro, Ausmus. The 39-year-old signed a one-year, $1MM contract with the Dodgers, also on Wednesday.
No closure yet on the numerous reports--make that threats--...
Found January 21, 2009 on
Cub Reporter:
PLAYERS:
Henry Blanco,
Nick Hundley,
Brad Ausmus,
Paul Bako
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers
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