Humberto Quintero has elected free agency.

The 33-year-old backstop hit .232/.257/.341 with one homer and 19 RBI in 43 games with the Royals before being dealt to the Brewers this past season. He'll attempt to latch on elsewhere, presumably in a third catcher's role.

Brewers signed C Humberto Quintero to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Nashville.

Quintero will provide organizational depth at catcher for the Brewers, who just traded George Kottaras to the A's.

FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi reports the Brewers have signed catcher Humberto Quintero to a minor league contract.

Quintero was apparently released by the Marlins after agreeing to a minor league deal earlier this month. He figures to serve as organizational depth following the departure of George Kottaras.

Marlins signed C Humberto Quintero to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A New Orleans.

Quintero was released by the Royals earlier this month after batting just .232/.257/.341 with hone run in 43 games. He'll serve as organizational depth for the Fish.

Royals released C Humberto Quintero.

Quintero was designated for assignment last week after batting just .232/.257/.341 with one homer for the Royals. He'll catch on somewhere, but it will probably be on a minor league deal.

Humberto Quintero was ejected from Saturday's game against the Athletics in the top of the seventh inning for arguing with home plate umpire Paul Schriber.

It's unknown whether he was arguing balls and strikes, or was angry about a play at the plate that ended the previous inning. Brayan Pena replaced Quintero in the Royals lineup.

Royals manager Ned Yost currently has Humberto Quintero lined up to catch three of every five games, with Brayan Pena catching the other two.

Quintero will be behind the plate when Luke Hochevar, Jonathan Sanchez and Danny Duffy pitch, while Pena will be back there when it's Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza on the mound. "I don't want anybody catching more than two days in a row," Yost said. "I'm trying to keep a balance. I like Quintero with Hoch, S nchez and Duffy because he's more of a veteran presence with those guys. I like Pe¤a with Bruce because (Chen) has a really good idea of what he wants to do, and so does Mendoza." Neither player would be terribly appealing for fantasy purposes even if they were playing every day, so, needless to say, they can be ignored given their part-time roles.

Humberto Quintero will start in Saturday's game against the Angels.

The Royals went with Brayan Pena in the season opener, but the two figure to split playing time until Salvador Perez (knee) is ready to return. Continue to ignore both players in all formats.

Humberto Quintero (hip) caught a bullpen session and hit off a tee Monday in Astros camp.

The anti-inflammatory injection that Quintero was given last week seems to have done the trick on the soreness in his hip and lower back. He's expected to open the 2012 regular season at Triple-A Round Rock.

Humberto Quintero (hip) will catch a bullpen Saturday and work on blocking balls in the dirt Sunday.

Quintero was given an anti-inflammatory injection Wednesday to combat soreness in his hip and lower back. The veteran receiver should be OK. Assuming Jason Castro (knee) is ready to start the season, which looks likely, Quintero will probably begin the year at Triple-A.

Humberto Quintero was given an anti-inflammatory injection Wednesday in his lower back.

Quintero flew to Houston earlier this week to meet with team doctors after complaining of lower back and upper leg soreness in camp. He's expected to catch a bullpen session Saturday and should have little trouble playing catch-up next week. The 32-year-old will function as organizational catching depth this year for the 'Stros.

Humberto Quintero has been sent back to Houston to have his upper leg examined by team physicians.

Quintero has been dealing with back and hip problems for the past week or so. The 32-year-old catcher is likely to be given an anti-inflammatory injection and should return to Astros camp by the end of this week.

Humberto Quintero is not in Monday's Grapefruit League lineup due to back and hip discomfort.

Both ailments are thought to be fairly minor. Quintero is likely to be left off the Astros' Opening Day roster this year in favor of catchers Jason Castro and Chris Snyder.

Jon Heyman of SI.com hears that the Astros "might not keep" catcher Humberto Quintero.

The Astros and Quintero avoided arbitration earlier this month by agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract, but the deal is not guaranteed. While the 32-year-old backstop has a lousy .234/.268/.321 batting line and a .589 OPS in the big leagues, perhaps some team could have interest in him as a backup. If he's cut loose, Heyman speculates that Houston could be a possible landing spot for free agent Ivan Rodriguez.

Astros and C Humberto Quintero avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract.

Quintero was arbitration-eligible for the final time this winter. The 32-year-old backstop batted just .240/.258/.317 with two home runs, 25 RBI and a .575 OPS over 272 plate appearances this past season. He'll likely serve as Jason Castro's backup in 2012.

Humberto Quintero was in the lineup Tuesday despite dealing with a variety of ailments.

He underwent an MRI on his knees and back on Tuesday, with the exam on his back showing an inflamed disk. Quintero will be given a cortisone shot after Wednesday's game and seems likely to be unavailable for a few days after that. He was batting .262/.288/.350 on the season entering Tuesday's game.

Humberto Quintero drove in the Astros' lone run in their 8-1 loss to the Brewers on Friday.

Quintero's 17th RBI of the season was his third in as many games. For the season, he is now batting .264/.288/.362.

Astros activated C Humberto Quintero from the 15-day disabled list.

Quintero has been sidelined since late May with a high ankle sprain. He'll take over the regular duties behind the plate with J.R. Towles sent down.

Humberto Quintero (ankle) hopes to rejoin the Astros for the first game after the All-Star break.

Quintero will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City Friday, but evidently the Astros want to give him more than a week's worth of games before activating him. He's been out since late May with a high ankle sprain.

Humbero Quintero (ankle) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Quintero has been sidelined since late May with a high right ankle sprain following a nasty collision at home plate. Assuming all goes well, the 31-year-old backstop should rejoin the Astros prior the All-Star break.