Nineteen-year-old Cuban outfielder Luis Robert will be eligible to sign with a team Saturday, but the Cincinnati Reds are unlikely to win the bidding. Robert could be the last bank-breaking talent to come out of Cuba, and the asking price likely has already left the Reds’ comfort zone.
“We’ve had discussions with the agent and are getting the sense that it’s moving beyond something that we are able to do,” said general manager Dick Williams.
The Reds have liked Robert for a while, and held a private workout for him at their facility in the Dominican Republic in the last month.