Chi Town Sox Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) Is it really or just your guess? Per rotoworld per SI's Jon Heyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (JDsDirtySox @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 01:58 PM) It is Edison Volquez of the Reds Interesting. I wonder what it means for his career now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 So the Reds traded away a drug addict, only to get a guy who gets suspended for drugs. Hhmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) We should spell his correctly in the title. Edited April 20, 2010 by Leonard Zelig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 02:31 PM) We should spell his correctly in the title. Spell his what? DON'T LEAVE US HANGING LIKE THIS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/da...g-drug-policy/1 Looks more official now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 So, he is suspended until about June, but is out w/ injury until July anyway........ umm.....ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 So the Reds literally GAIN about $140k from this suspension? They don't lose any starts from him, and they save a little bit of money. That's f***ed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) So the Reds literally GAIN about $140k from this suspension? They don't lose any starts from him, and they save a little bit of money. That's f***ed up. I don't know whether or not it's similar to the NFL, but teams as well as players get fined for the suspensions in the NFL (the Steelers were/are set to get fined like $200k for Roethlisberger). Teams in the MLB may get fined, but either way it's a rather incremental amount considering most baseball teams are with hundreds of millions of dollars, and some are even in the billions. For comparison's sake, it's essentially the same as someone saving $1.40 when making $40,000 a year. At the end of the day, whoopdees***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I thought most sports donated the fines to their charity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) So the Reds literally GAIN about $140k from this suspension? They don't lose any starts from him, and they save a little bit of money. That's f***ed up. I'd assume that his suspension begins once he clears the DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 03:02 PM) I'd assume that his suspension begins once he clears the DL. No it begins immediately, atleast according to rotoworld. Even if it didn't the Reds could activate him and his suspension will play out through the duration of his injury time, and they can use another player from their minor league system (or in this case, another player already on the MLB roster) as his "replacement" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 03:13 PM) No it begins immediately, atleast according to rotoworld. Even if it didn't the Reds could activate him and his suspension will play out through the duration of his injury time, and they can use another player from their minor league system (or in this case, another player already on the MLB roster) as his "replacement" That is lame, the rule should be changed. And even if the Reds activated him, he'd take up a spot on the 25-man roster, so the penalty is still there. This allowing them to serve the suspension on the DL is just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 We can all breathe easier knowing it wasn't a member of the Cubs bullpen besides Carlos Marmol. That would have been bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Volquez said in a statement he received a prescription in the Dominican Republic as part of his treatment to start a family with his wife. He said the drug was banned by MLB - four types of fertility substances are illegal under baseball rules. "As a result, I tested positive when I reported to spring training,'' he said. "Although I understand that I must accept responsibility for this mistake and have chosen not to challenge my suspension, I want to assure everyone that this was an isolated incident involving my genuine effort to treat a common medical issue.'' The Manny excuse, eh? Foxsports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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