Yoan Moncada Rumors: Latest Buzz and Speculation on Cuban Star

On the list of offseason storylines to watch in Major League Baseball, 19-year-old Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada is near the top.     

There are expected to be many teams in on the bidding, which figures to get very expensive. One team with interest in Moncada are the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants, according to comments made to KNBR by Bobby Evans, who works in the front office:

The Giants could be a strong fit, especially if they are unable to re-sign Pablo Sandoval, though they are likely to have stiff competition if the reports of Moncada's talents are true. 

Ben Badler of Baseball America noted that Moncada is "the best teenager to leave Cuba since Jorge Soler, a player with exciting tools and dominance of the Cuban junior leagues on par with what Yasiel Puig did at the same age."

The report also states that Moncada has more upside than Rusney Castillo, who got a $72.5 million deal over seven years from the Boston Red Sox in August. If that turns out to be true, it's scary to think how much Moncada can get from this market.