Reds manager Bryan Price admitted on Friday that it "may not be possible this year" to get Joey Votto (quad) back to 100 percent. Votto is officially on the disabled list with a distal left quadriceps strain, but the Reds are concerned about the strength of his left knee, which he had operated on twice in 2012. The first baseman remains hopeful of returning on May 31 when first eligible, but it sounds like he'll be playing compromised this season. "The soreness - I can't say it's completely gone - but it's much more controlled," Price said. "But the strength deficit is still a concern. To me, it made more sense to get Joey as close to 100 percent - that may not be possible this year - but as close to it as we can and give him a better foundation on which to play as opposed to getting him back at 50 percent because we didn't give him an extra week to 10 days to get that stability back in in his leg."