A report annually required from the independent administrator who oversees Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Program revealed on Wednesday that of 3,714 drug tests administered to Major Leaguers this past year, only 17 came back positive, requiring discipline. Two were for the use of performance-enhancing drugs and resulted in 50-game suspensions to Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez and Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino. The other 15 were for the use of stimulants and the names were not released under the privacy provisions of the agreement between MLB and the Players Association. The annual survey, which was dispatched for the third time, was one of the recommendations made by Sen. George Mitchell in his 2007 report to give more transparency to the system of checks and balances regarding baseball's ongoing testing of players. Dr. Bryan W. Smith, who is in charge of administering the program, is required to submit the report and remain completely independent of MLB and the union.