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."
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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.
Now the Reds got back 2 starters from last year, Johnny Cueto and now Edison Volquez.
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