Phillies are a longshot to land prospect Soler

February 17, 2012

Throughout the week, MLBTradeRumors.com has been tracking a bidding war for 19-year old prospect Jorge Soler from Cuba.

The Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles,  Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox are all teams that are interested in Soler. But there were only two teams that reportedly have serious interest.

Those two teams are the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. confirmed the club's interest in Soler, stating that he has met with Soler several times, and has stayed in contact.

Recently though, the site reported that the Phillies are a longshot to sign Soler, stating price as the reason why.

The Phillies never spend a lot of money on international players, and the Cubs are reportedly going to offer Soler $27.5 million.

So, the Phils may have gone from being one of the top suitors to out of the running, but nothing is for sure yet.

I will keep you updated as soon as more details become available.