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Cubs free agent target: Jeimer Candelario

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 .