Astros GM Ed Wade revealed to the Houston Chronicle Monday that the club has signed catcher Humberto Quintero to a one-year, $610K contract.
The deal also includes performance-based incentives. Quintero, 29, hit .226 with two dingers and 12 RBI in 168 at-bats for the Astros last season. Unless the team makes a move within the next few months, he’s likely to split time behind the plate with J.R. Towles in ’09.