Contract status: Signed through 2005.

Acquired: Selected in third round of 1999 draft.

Personal: Lives in Peoria, Ariz., with wife, Lisa, and daughter, Natalie (2 months). Bloomquist graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard in 1996.

2005 outlook: Bloomquist, again, will be used at several positions. Last season, he started games at first base, third base, shortstop, left field and center field. He was also used often as a pinch-runner.