The Willie Bloomquist saga took on a new twist when it was reported over the weekend that his agent, Scott Boras, accused the Diamondbacks of not communicating with him concerning re-signing the free agent infielder from Port Orchard.
Boras said Bloomquist, who can play everywhere, has drawn interest from several teams.
It appeared to be a lock that Bloomquist would return to the Diamondbacks. He played at Arizona State, lived in the area and, was a valuable piece of the puzzle that helped the D-backs win the NL West and advance to the postseason this year. Now that might not be the case.
Here’s a story with the latest news on Bloomquist’s situation.
In this Q&A I did with Bloomquist, he made it pretty clear that he wanted to return to the D-backs.