Editing Humberto Quintero (section)

===Minor leagues===
On January 16, 1997, Quintero signed as an international free agent with the [[Chicago White Sox]]. After playing 2 years in Venezuela, he played 1999 with Advanced Rookie [[Bristol White Sox|Bristol]], where in 48 games, he hit .277 with 15 RBI and 11 SB. He spent most of 2000 with Single-A [[Burlington Bees|Burlington]], but also played in 15 games for the [[Arizona League]] White Sox. In 90 games total, he hit .266 with 32 RBI and 11 SB. He split 2001 with Single-A [[Kannapolis Intimidators|Kannapolis]] and the A-Advanced [[Winston-Salem Dash|Winston-Salem Warthogs]], but also played in 5 games for Double-A [[Birmingham Barons|Birmingham]]. In 108 games, he hit .254 with 1 HR, 34 RBI and 16 SB. After the year, he was rated the 25th best prospect in the White Sox organization by Baseball America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/24067|title = Humberto Quintero Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America}}</ref>

On July 12, 2002, Quintero was traded with Alex Fernandez to the [[San Diego Padres]] for [[D'Angelo Jiménez]]. Before the trade, he played mostly with Winston-Salem, but also played in 4 games with Birmingham, and 15 games with Triple-A [[Charlotte Knights|Charlotte]]. After the trade, he played with Double-A [[Mobile BayBears|Mobile]]. In 108 games, he hit .225 with 1 home run and 34 RBI. Quintero played 2003 with Mobile, where he hit .298 with 3 HR and 52 RBI before being called up in September.