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OT: Edinson Volquez Suspended 50 Games

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:42 pm
by LittleOzzy
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez has received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

The suspension of Volquez will be effective tomorrow, April 21, 2010.



http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... _50_games/

Re: OT: Edinson Volquez Suspended 50 Games

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:46 pm
by zilby
Is he a starter or reliever?

Re: OT: Edinson Volquez Suspended 50 Games

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:16 pm
by Schad
zilby wrote:Is he a starter or reliever?


Starter; they got him for Josh Hamilton, and he had a stellar '08 season before (I believe) TJ surgery in '09, and he hasn't returned since.

Re: OT: Edinson Volquez Suspended 50 Games

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:26 pm
by zilby
Schadenfreude wrote:
zilby wrote:Is he a starter or reliever?


Starter; they got him for Josh Hamilton, and he had a stellar '08 season before (I believe) TJ surgery in '09, and he hasn't returned since.

In that case, he may have tried to use the drug for a faster recovery to get back to the game and make a splash for his return.