Blue Jays designated C Henry Blanco for assignment. Blanco batted only .184/.262/.263 for the Jays, who will now go with Josh Thole as their backup catcher. He could wind up at Triple-A for Toronto.

Henry Blanco will catch R.A. Dickey's next start. J.P. Arencibia allowed three passed balls in Dickey's debut Tuesday. If Blanco can't handle the knuckleball either, Josh Thole may have to be called up from Triple-A.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Wednesday said he expects either Henry Blanco or Josh Thole to start behind the plate when R.A. Dickey pitches. This means that J.P. Arencibia will be on the bench those days. Thole and Blanco are battling it out for the backup catcher job this spring and each have experience catching Dickey from their time with the Mets.

Blue Jays signed C Henry Blanco to a one-year, $750,000 contract. It's a non-guaranteed deal, but he'll get a 40-man roster spot for now. The Jays already have J.P Arencibia, Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas in-house, so Blanco will merely function as insurance. The 41-year-old backstop batted .188 (12-for-64) with one home run in 21 games with the Diamondbacks last season.

Diamondbacks declined C Henry Blanco's $1.24 million mutual option for 2013. It was an easy call. The 41-year-old backstop batted just .188 (12-for-64) with one home run, seven RBI and a .505 OPS in 21 games with the D-Backs this season.

Henry Blanco has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. Blanco was already placed on the disabled list Monday. He'll have surgery Wednesday, which will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season. The D'Backs claimed Wil Nieves off waivers from the Rockies in order to add depth behind the plate.

Diamondbacks placed C Henry Blanco on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb. Blanco hurt his thumb during a play at home plate on Sunday. The severity of the injury isn't yet known. The D-Backs claimed Wil Nieves off waivers from the Rockies to take his place on the active roster.

X-rays came back negative on Henry Blanco's left hand. Blanco, however, is still concerned that he has a torn ligament in either his hand or thumb. He is expected to an undergo an MRI tomorrow, when Arizona should find out if the backstop will require a stint on the disabled list.

Henry Blanco went 0-for-2 in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Dodgers. Age might be catching up with Blanco, as the 40-year-old is batting 3-for-25 (.120) with zero RBI and zero extra-base hits. Of his three singles, one was to third base and the other two were of the "shallow outfield" variety.

Diamondbacks re-signed C Henry Blanco to a one-year, $1.2 million contract. The contract includes a $1.24 million mutual option for 2013. Blanco, 40, batted .250/.330/.540 with eight homers, 12 RBI and an .870 OPS over 112 plate appearances this season while playing his usual solid defense behind the plate. He'll back up Miguel Montero again next season.