Report: Los Angeles Dodgers Pursuing Cuban Star Yoan Moncada

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Updated: January 15, 2015

(Courtesy of ‏@SBNationMLB)

According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com the Los Angeles Dodgers are pursuing Cuban star Yoan Moncada.

Now on http://t.co/6fIqLE1HoO GM: Dodgers to ‘be players’ for Cuban star Moncada: Dodgers general manager Farha… http://t.co/F02slCLno1

— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) January 15, 2015

In a interview with the MLB Network Radio, Zaidi spoke about Moncada.

“Moncada, we’ve scouted extensively. We have the checkbook. Young elite talent in baseball is the most valuable asset to have. To the extent that our evaluation of him matches or exceeds where the market goes, we’ll definitely be players for him.”

While the Dodgers swung and missed on Yoan Lopez, they are focused on Moncada now. Moncada is just 19 years-old and has a ton of potential. Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com provided some insight on the situation with the Dodgers.

Source: #Dodgers aggressively pursued Yoan Lopez but came up short. Will now shift attention to OF Yoan Moncada. Expect a private workout.

— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) January 13, 2015

Moncada still needs to jump through some hoops before he can be signed by a big league team but Sanchez also discussed his versatility.

Moncada is an INF. Plays second, short & 3B. #Dodgers interest in him will make for an interesting situation when he’s cleared by OFAC. — Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) January 13, 2015

The Dodgers have had recent success with Cuban star Yasiel Puig so it is no surprise that they are interested in Moncada. You can listen to interview with Zaidi below.

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