Major League Baseball informed its 30 clubs Thursday that Luis Robert is not subject to the June first-year player draft, thereby clearing the way for the Cuban outfield prospect to pursue a job with an MLB team as a free agent, two sources confirmed to ESPN.com.
Robert, 19, has to clear some minor logistical hurdles to officially become a free agent, but an MLB source said that's likely to happen soon. The earliest he would be able to sign with an MLB team is May 20.
Robert, listed at 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, has been on the radar of major league scouts since he was 15 years old.