Report: Reds agree with Cuban SS Alfredo Rodriguez on $6M deal and other top stories.

• Report: Reds agree with Cuban SS Alfredo Rodriguez on $6M deal

  

  TheCincinnati Redsand Cuban shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez have agreed to a $6 million contract, according toa report by MLB.com.Major League Baseball declared Rodriguez, 21, a free agent on Monday. The Reds have not confirmed the deal."He is a player of interest, but we do not have a deal," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty told the Cincinnati Enquirer on Monday night.Rodriguez batted .265 last season with Isla de la Juventud in Cuba's Serie Nacional, where he won a Gold Glove in 2014 and 2015.Th..

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