According to our Orioles beat reporter Dan Connolly, Orioles manager Buck Showalter and new international coordinator Fred Ferreira are expected to travel to the Dominican Republic to watch a workout for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, a Cuban defector expected to have a price tag near $50 million if he becomes a free agent.
Surely they are doing so because they watched this highlight video put out by Cespedes' representatives where he runs, throws, hits, makes behind-the-back baseball catches and leg presses a pair of teenagers.
Then again, the O's probably saw this video of fictional reliever Kenny Powers and never made him an offer.
Anyway, check out this ridiculous Cespedes highlight reel -- sent to me by Justin Fenton of our Baltimore Crime Beat blog -- but you might want to fast forward to the eight-minute mark to watch him do the teenage leg press.