Jennifer Hilderbrand, US Presswire
The offseason for the Diamondbacks has already begun folks.
General Manager Kevin Towers said on Tuesday that he plans to bring back Willie Bloomquist and Henry Blanco for the 2012 season. Both Bloomquist and Blanco have mutual options for next season, meaning they would have to agree on coming back to Arizona. That shouldn’t be a problem for either player.
If Bloomquist agrees to the club picking up the option, he would be paid $1.1 million in 2012 where as Blanco would be paid $1.35 if he agreed to come back.
Signed back in January, Bloomquist had a much larger role with Arizona than what was expected. Bloomquist became the main starter at shortstop after Stephen Drew was lost for the season on July 20 after fracturing his right ankle in a collision at home plate.
Bloomquist did a wonderful job in Drew’s absence. In 97 games, the highest total played by the former ASU product since the 2009 season, the 33-year-old hit .266 with 20 sto...
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