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Volquez, Reds agree on one-year deal - ctipton - 01-30-2011 03:14 PM
Volquez, Reds agree on one-year deal
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | 01/30/11 1:24 PM EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A signed deal has yet to be formally announced with Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez, but the two sides have come to terms on a one-year deal.
ESPN Deportes reported Saturday that the deal would likely be for $1.6 million to avoid arbitration. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty had originally hoped to sign Volquez to a multiyear contract -- like he had with several others this winter -- but he wasn't disappointed.
"We'll see if they're up for doing more later," Jocketty said Sunday from a Reds Caravan stop in Lexington. "We tried to do a multiyear deal. They just wanted to concentrate on the one year now. [Volquez's agent] had a few cases and wanted to get the arbitration thing out of the way."
Volquez returned from Tommy John surgery after the All-Star break in 2010 and went 4-3 with a 4.31 ERA in 62 2/3 innings. The 26-year-old was also charged with four runs on four hits and was pulled after 1 2/3 innings in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Phillies.
The season also included a 50-game suspension when Volquez violated Major League Baseball's performance-enhancing drug policy. He served the suspension while he was rehabilitating on the disabled list but still lost $120,000 in salary.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Mark My Word and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110129&content_id=16531742&vkey=news_cin&c_id=cin
RE: Volquez, Reds agree on one-year deal - Coopdaddy67 - 01-30-2011 03:20 PM
There's no way he was going to agree to a longer deal. At least he has great incentive to perform at the highest level this year, then he'll be making good money the next go around.
RE: Volquez, Reds agree on one-year deal - Bearcatbdub - 01-30-2011 03:57 PM
Yeah, he was up and down after coming back last season. Let's hope he gets some consistency and some control back with a full, healthy season.