Tim Kurkjian explains what MLB teams are looking to see out of Tim Tebow during his workout scheduled for next week. (0:52)

The Cincinnati Reds are planning on sending a scout to Tim Tebow's showcase in Los Angeles next Tuesday, reports MLB.com's Mark Sheldon.

Sheldon writes that a signing "seems to be a longshot" and that the Reds' attendance at Tebow's workout appears to be a team doing its due diligence.

Although the Reds aren't likely to pursue Tebow, they won't be alone in checking him out. More than 20 MLB teams are confirmed to attend his workout, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Tebow hasn't played baseball competitively since 2005, during his junior year at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He was an all-state player that season, hitting .494 to help his team reach the final four of Florida's state playoffs.

Sheldon writes that Reds pitcher Anthony DeScalafani was a freshman at the University of Florida when Tebow carried the Gators' to a BCS National championship in 2009. DeScalafani hasn't seen Tebow play baseball, but told Sheldon he was rooting for him.

"I definitely think he has the mental toughness to play baseball," DeSclafani said. "I don't know if he's going to realize how much of a grind the minor leagues are if he ever gets there. I think he would be one to endure the whole experience of a minor league life."