The Cubs cut ties with the last player on their roster who was signed by the Jim Hendry regime, Willson Contreras, when Contreras turned down their qualifying offer and became a free agent.
Would it be useful to bring back another Hendry signee, Jeimer Candelario?
Though Candelario is a US citizen by birth — he was born in New York City — he was raised in the Dominican Republic and signed with the Cubs October 2, 2010, just before he turned 17. A steady rise through the Cubs system briefly made him a Top 100 prospect (96th, pre-2017) and gave him a stint in the Arizona Fall League in 2016, where he hit .