Jose Guillen Suspended

Nearly as soon as the Jose Guillen signing became official today, MLB released the following statement:

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that Jay Gibbons of the Baltimore Orioles and Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals each have received 15-day suspensions for violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Both suspensions will be effective at the start of the 2008 regular season.

In the big scheme of things, 15-days isn't that big a deal. But what exactly does it mean to be in violation of the Major League Baseball Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program? Does it mean that Guillen once again exhibited a poor attitude by failing to follow through on something he was supposed to do under the MLB agreement? If so, is it an indication of things to come?

And now we have this recently released statement from Dayton Moore regarding Guillen:

"We signed Jose knowing that was a possibility," Royals general manager Dayton Moore. "While my initial reaction is one of disappointment, I am thoroughly convinced that Jose will put this behind him and we collectively support him as he begins a new chapter in his baseball life as a member of the Kansas City Royals."

Didn't Moore just express surprise about the possibility of Guillen being suspended? Oh well, whatever the case. I hope he's right about Guillen putting this all behind him.