Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi has confirmed the team is very interested in Cuban free-agent infielder Yoan 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," Zaidi told MLB Network Radio.

Moncada, 19, is expected to fetch a signing bonus that could reach $30 million.