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  BLUE JAYS FARM REPORT
Guillermo needs a little bit more time to work on his hitting and defense before he is major league ready.
Quiroz was another tough year for Quiroz, two more injuries left him with only 121 minor league at-bats, plus some September at-bats when he was called up to the Blue Jays.
Quiroz was assigned to AAA Syracuse to start the season but he ended up on the DL from early May until late June with a broken hand.
www.gerrymcdonald.ca /quiroz.html   (722 words)

  
  Guillermo Quiroz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guillermo Quiroz [gee-YER-mo kee-ROTH] (born November 29, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a catcher and right-handed batter who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays since 2004.
Quiroz was signed by the Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent in 1998, before his 17th birthday, with a lucrative $1.5 million signing bonus.
Quiroz is a.212 hitter with six RBI and no home runs in 17 games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guillermo_Quiroz   (279 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz : Sandbox.com - Guillermo Quiroz Biography from Sandbox.com
Quiroz was finally relatively healthy last year, but the Mariners basically wasted his time by claiming him off waivers from the Jays then having him play behind Jeff Clement and Rob Johnson in the minors.
Guillermo Quiroz went 0-for-4 yesterday to drop his VWL average to.178 in 45 at-bats.
Quiroz was hitting.229/.309/.482 in 83 AB for Syracuse since returning from a collapsed lung.
fantasynews.sandbox.com /2005/news/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=3814   (693 words)

  
 Batter's Box Interactive Magazine: An Interview with Guillermo Quiroz
Guillermo's English is excellent and he appears to have a clear idea of where he is headed and what he has to do to get there.
Guillermo, or Q as his teammates call him, is young for AAA, he was 22 years old at the start of the season and will not turn 23 until November.
Quiroz is from Venezuela and, as a Venezuelan was not subject to the draft.
www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20040806010620999&mode=print   (1205 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Guillermo Quiroz was born on Sunday, November 29, 1981, in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela.
Quiroz was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 2004, with the Toronto Blue Jays.
"(Guillermo) Quiroz had been having trouble catching his breath, but after two trips to the doctor, the breathing difficulties were diagnosed as a chest cold.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=quirogu01   (371 words)

  
 The Sports Network - Major League Baseball
Guillermo Quiroz, C. The No. 2 catching prospect in all of baseball, Quiroz has excellent defensive skills and a fabulous throwing arm.
Quiroz's bat was in doubt until 2002 when he hit 13 home runs and added 72 RBI.
Quiroz played last season despite having a collapsed lung and didn't stop playing until he could no longer breath while running.
www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=mlb/news/aan3084214.htm   (1690 words)

  
 Toronto Blue Jays : News : Toronto Blue Jays News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Quiroz was expected to be a part of the September callups, but his early promotion prompted the Blue Jays to designate backup catcher Ken Huckaby for assignment.
Quiroz began this season on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain, and then he was sidelined with a collapsed lung.
Quiroz said a detailed plan about how he would be used wasn't discussed with him prior to Friday's game.
toronto.bluejays.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050826&content_id=1184913&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor   (1088 words)

  
 U.S.S. Mariner » M’s claim Guillermo Quiroz to backup - Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Guillermo Quiroz got pushed out in the Blue Jays catcher battle, and the M’s picked him up, presumably to back up while Rivera seasons in the minors.
Quiroz, despite having a couple poor seasons, is a much better bet to hit a little than Rivera, and has a lot more potential to turn into something really interesting — though with Johjima and Clement, the M’s don’t have a lot of playing time to offer.
Quiroz is a MUCH better hitter and prospect, capable of a solid.400 SLG% in the majors irregardless of his low batting averages.
ussmariner.com /2006/03/31/ms-claim-guillermo-quiroz-to-backup   (3534 words)

  
 DETECT-O-VISION » POTD: Guillermo Quiroz
Quiroz had been #3 in the system in both 2003 and 2004, and #9 in the AAA International League generally.
Compare Quiroz who was supposed to fight for a major-league spot beginning at 22 … and then continued the battle as he fought injuries at the same time.
Quiroz was noticeably saddened by the news that he would have to leave the club that he had been with since he was 17 years old.
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 We'll Never Be Last Again Part I
Quiroz,'' she tells Guillermo, ``we have 15 minutes to finish this up.
Guillermo is among her top five students in reading, writing and math.
Guillermo, in his Tommy Hilfiger sneakers and jeans, is lined up on the sidewalk with the rest of his class, a silhouette against the downtown skyline.
uhaweb.hartford.edu /DOANE/hartfordschools1.html   (2350 words)

  
 Toronto Blue Jays News
Guillermo Quiroz has proven to be a very quick learner for the Blue Jays.
Guillermo Quiroz made his first Major League start on Saturday, slotting in as Toronto's designated hitter.
Quiroz, for his part, said he's happy to be in the big leagues after a trying season.
toronto.bluejays.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tor/news/tor_news.jsp?ymd=20040904&content_id=847481&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp   (920 words)

  
 Little League Online
Quiroz was the starting catcher for the Coquivacoa team that represented the Latin America Region, and defeated North Ridge Little League of Northridge, Calif., 4-3, to win the first Little League championship for Venezuela.
Quiroz finished fourth in home runs (20), and at on stretch had an 11-game hitting streak where he hit.356 for the Class AA Newe Haven (Conn.) Ravens.
Quiroz is the second player from Coquivacoa Little League to play in the Little League Baseball World Series and later reach the major leagues.
www.littleleague.org /media/quiroz.asp   (619 words)

  
 BlueJayBanter
BlueJay.com is reporting Russ Adams, Guillermo Quiroz and Eric Crozier will be called up in September when rosters expand.
Quiroz- Guillermo is another player I had a chance to see a lot last year.
I think mixing and matching them in 2005 with an eye towards giving the full time job to Quiroz in 2006 is the way to go.
bluejaybanter.blogspot.com /2004_08_26_bluejaybanter_archive.html   (941 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz at AllExperts
Guillermo Quiroz [gee-YARE-mo kee-ROZE] (born November 29, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a catcher and right-handed batter who plays for the Seattle Mariners.
Quiroz was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent in 1998, before his 17th birthday, with a lucrative $1.5 million signing bonus.
Despite his low average in the minors, Quiroz is a patient hitter who receives a significant number of walks and can hit with decent power.
en.allexperts.com /e/g/gu/guillermo_quiroz.htm   (408 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz - BR Bullpen
Quiroz spent the next two seasons at Class A before reaching the Eastern League in 2002.
In 2005, Quiroz began the season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury and later suffered a collapsed lung.
Before the 2006 season began, Quiroz was claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Mariners.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Guillermo_Quiroz   (238 words)

  
 Scout.com: Stars of the AFL: Guillermo Quiroz
For Quiroz he's looking to catch up on at bats, but just because he'll be leaving the country doesn't mean the level of competition will drop.
Quiroz thinks those leagues have really prepared him not just for minor league ball, but for Major League Baseball as well.
It's a part of the game that Quiroz has that many of the catchers in the Arizona Fall League, even those generally thought to be 'ahead' of him, don't possess.
phillies.scout.com /2/453714.html   (653 words)

  
 Baseball Examiner -- 2005 Top 10 Catcher Prospects
Unless the A's feel one of the three is ready to jump to Double-A this year, Barton may move from behind the plate as soon as this spring.
Quiroz had his 2004 season interrupted by a trip to the disabled list.
Though it played a role in his average falling to a disappointing mark, don't expect Quiroz to hit for a great average even when healthy.
baseballexaminer.com /PositionalTop10s/top10catchers.htm   (1671 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
Quiroz has split the season between Class A Dunedin and Syracuse, appearing in 35 games.
Entering this spring, we pegged Quiroz as "one to watch" from the catcher position.
Quiroz, who suffered his second lung collapse in three years earlier this season is expected to get three starts a week behind the plate for the remainder of the season, was recalled from Syracuse.
cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/383409   (297 words)

  
 Bluebird Banter :: A Toronto Blue Jays Blog
Guillermo Quiroz is an interesting player whose future appears to be filled with plenty of uncertainty.
In a sense, Quiroz's career path is very similar to Alexis Rios'; he peaked in 2003, but has since been unable to prove that it was nothing but an aberration.
Quiroz saw his BABIP fall from.294 to.249 from '03 to '04.
www.bluebirdbanter.com /story/2006/1/10/25752/7596   (808 words)

  
 hartfordschools7
His shining moment is barely two hours old, but Guillermo Quiroz is already back to business as usual Friday at noon, poring over a Pokemon catalog with Eddie and Juan in the noisy cafeteria of Barnard-Brown School.
Guillermo knew something was up when his new teacher, Mrs.
When she called his name, Guillermo worried that his heart might beat a hole through his Nike sweatshirt, so desperately did he want to impress her.
uhaweb.hartford.edu /doane/hartfordschools7.html   (1954 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz News - Topix
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www.topix.net /baseball-players/guillermo-quiroz   (495 words)

  
 Scout.com: Prospect Special: Guillermo Quiroz
Quiroz played much of the 2003 season with a collapsed lung, until it got to the point where he couldn’t breathe after running out a ground ball to first base.
Guillermo Quiroz catching for the World team in the All-Star Futures Game.
In 2000, Quiroz hit.162 in 43 games before he was shipped off to the Queens Kings in the New York-Penn League.
bluejays.scout.com /2/240675.html   (726 words)

  
 Toronto Blue Jays News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Quiroz was just four slots lower on the 10-player list, giving Toronto a heavy presence.
Meanwhile, Quiroz played for Zulia, his hometown team, and he also lived up to his pedigree.
Outside of Quiroz, Toronto had a heavy presence in Venezuela, but Jorge Sequea was the only other position player worth watching.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tor/news/tor_news.jsp?ymd=20040114&content_id=627938&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp   (718 words)

  
 Top Catching Prospects in the Minor Leagues / Nov 21
Although Mauer stood out as the best, he was just one of a crop of six catchers, who emerged as standout prospects in their first season in the Class AA Eastern League.
Blue Jays farmhand Guillermo Quiroz, who had the reputation as a a defensive stalwart, finished fifth in the circuit with a career-high 20 home runs and also drove in 79 runs despite hitting at pitcher-friendly Yale Field in New Haven.
Quiroz showed the greatest improvement of all catchers in the minors in 2003, producing outstanding offensive numbers to match his already excellent defensive play.
quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/cp/Sbbz-lgns-insider.Rh2G_DNL.html   (1724 words)

  
 Fantasy Baseball Profile - Guillermo Quiroz
Quiroz has not played a lot of baseball this season due to injury.
Quiroz is the Blue Jays' top catching prospect but continues to be hit by the injury bug.
It was the second time he has suffered a collapsed lung and he is expected to miss six weeks due to the surgery.
www.letsplay2.com /baseball/profile.cfm?playerId=3742   (175 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Quiroz cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.
Quiroz was claimed off waivers by the Mariners on Friday, TSN.ca reports.
Quiroz will likely begin the season as the backup catcher if Greg Zaun starts the year on the DL, the team's official site reports.
www.rotonews.com /baseball/player.htm?id=7102   (147 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Mariners: Quiroz a last-minute addition
Guillermo Quiroz has some catching up to do.
Quiroz was one of the highest-regarded catching prospects in the minors — he was ranked third by Baseball America among all minor-league catchers in 2003 — until his advancement was undercut by health troubles.
Last year, Quiroz also had a shoulder problem that kept him out from April to mid-July and hampered him greatly, although he made it back to the majors for another 12 games.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/mariners/2002906792_marinotes03.html   (991 words)

  
 Sports: Injuries put catcher on fast track by Jays
Guillermo Quiroz was not in a favorable position.
A catcher with the Blue Jays, Quiroz belonged to an organization stocked with talented young backstops.
So for Quiroz, a native of Venezuela who signed for a $1.2-million bonus in 1998, the road to the majors had some formidable barriers.
www.sptimes.com /2002/08/17/news_pf/Sports/Injuries_put_catcher_.shtml   (277 words)

  
 The Transaction Guy: Blue Jays Option Three   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Toronto Blue Jays option C Guillermo Quiroz, 1B Eric Crozier, and OF John-Ford Griffin to AAA Syracuse.
Quiroz goes back to Syracuse and waits for either Gregg Zaun or Greg Myers to get hurt.
It wasn’t until I saw Quiroz’ numbers at Syracuse last year (227/309/404) that I understood why the 73-year-old Myers is coming back for another season.
www.all-baseball.com /transactionguy/archives/017989.html   (110 words)

  
 Baseball America - Daily Dish
Quiroz had been having trouble catching his breath, but after two trips to the doctor, the breathing difficulties were diagnosed as a chest cold.
It was not known exactly when the lung collapsed, and Quiroz was taken to the hospital.
Quiroz is second in the EL with a career-high 20 home runs, and he was recently named the Eastern League's all-star catcher, beating out a talented group of EL catchers including Kelly Shoppach and Justin Huber.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/minors/dishaug03.html   (12191 words)

  
 Guillermo Quiroz and Toronto Blue Jays Stats, Statistics, Player News, Fantasy Baseball News - RotoWire.com
Quiroz went 2-for-4 with two home runs on Thursday, doubling his season total in 41 at-bats with Triple-A Syracuse.
Quiroz (collapsed lung) has resumed playing at Single-A Dunedin and should move up to Triple-A Syracuse next week, the team's web site reports.
Quiroz (collapsed lung) will remain sidelined until late July or early August, the team's web site reports.
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?ID=7102   (216 words)

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