"Pitcher Edinson Volquez's 50-game suspension that was announced by Major League Baseball on Tuesday will hit him hard in the wallet, but it will have little effect on the Reds.

Volquez is in Goodyear, Ariz., rehabbing from Aug. 3 "Tommy John" surgery. He'll be allowed to continue to do so.

"He can do everything he's been doing," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "He just can't play in a game."

Volquez will not be ready to pitch until mid-July at the earliest. His suspension will end June 13.

"When he's ready to pitch, he should be able to pitch," Jocketty said. "He's still on track probably for the end of July. That's kind of what the estimate was. When he's ready to pitch in games, the suspension should be over."

Volquez will not be paid during the suspension, meaning it will cost him about $137,000 of his $445,000 salary."