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LAA • 3B
16 days ago
Candelario unsurprisingly passed through waivers unclaimed following his removal from Los Angeles’ 40-man roster over the weekend. The 32-year-old journeyman hit .111 (2-for-18) during a seven-game stint with the club. He figures to elect free agency but could wind up sticking around as emergency depth at Triple-A.
LAA • 3B
18 days ago
Los Angeles has decided to pull the plug on the Candelario reclamation project after he hit .111 (2-for-18) with eight strikeouts in seven games this season. It’s a bit of a small sample, but the 32-year-old veteran was going to have to make the most of his limited chances if he wanted to stick around.
LAA • 3B
28 days ago
What’s supposed to be the upside here? Candelario showed some pop in hitting four homers this spring, but as a 32-year-old who has had one good season in four years and has never been a bench guy, he just seems highly unlikely to make a real contribution. The Angels have started him at third base and first base the last two days, giving Yoán Moncada and Nolan Schanuel breaks they just didn’t need ahead of Thursday’s off day. There’s not going to be much reason to keep him on the roster once Vaughn Grissom comes off the IL.
LAA • 3B
29 days ago
Candelario, who spent parts of three seasons with the Cubs earlier in his career, draws his first start of the year with Yoán Moncada on the bench following a mental mistake at the hot corner during Monday’s series-opening loss. The 32-year-old veteran made Los Angeles’ season-opening roster in a bench role as a non-roster invitee in spring training. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats for the moment but it’s worth noting that he’ll get chances at a couple different spots with the Angels.
Source: MLB.com
LAA • 3B
about 1 month ago
Candelario has officially made Los Angeles’ season-opening roster after entering camp as a non-roster invitee. The 32-year-old reclamation project showed enough in Cactus League action to convince the Angels to carry him as a backup infielder. He’s no longer a fantasy-relevant option at this point in his career but the fact that he’s back in the big leagues is notable since he looked finished by the end of last year.
LAA • 3B
about 1 month ago
It’s fair to assume that Candelario is going to wind up with a spot on Los Angeles’ season-opening roster as a bench infielder. The 32-year-old reclamation project took Brewers upstart lefty Kyle Harrison deep in the second inning for his fourth long ball of the spring. He won’t carry any fantasy relevance but Candelario’s unexpected resurgence is a fascinating development for the Angels.
LAA • 3B
about 2 months ago
The unexpected Candelario renaissance as a non-roster invitee in Angels camp has been one of the more compelling minor storylines in the Cactus League this spring as he continues to build a real case for a utility role. The 32-year-old infielder took journeyman reliever John Brebbia deep in this one for his second big fly of the spring. He’s spent time at several spots this spring and could be an option between second and third base in a reserve role off the bench.
LAA • 3B
about 2 months ago
Candelario has been primarily a first baseman or third baseman in his career, so this could help him win a job as a backup infielder on the Angels. The 32-year-old struggled the last two seasons after being traded to Cincinnati, but he’s gone 8-for-24 (.333) this spring with five runs scored, four RBI, and a 56 percent hard-hit rate. Perhaps he gets another chance in 2026, and it would be fitting if it comes with the Angels, who also have Adam Frazier, Trey Mancini, Yoan Moncada, Alek Manoah, Chris Taylor, Nick Madrigal, and Jose Siri in camp.
Source: Rhett Bollinger
LAA • 3B
about 2 months ago
Candelario is in Angels camp as a non-roster invitee and will have to beat out someone like Adam Frazier or Vaughn Grissom for a bench role. That seems unlikely given his lack of defensive versatility, but stranger things have happened in the past.
LAA • 3B
3 months ago
If a player was good in 2022 or 2023, the Angels are trying to sign him this offseason. Candelario joins players like Yoan Moncada, Trey Mancini, Nick Madrigal, Jose Siri, Alek Manoah, and Josh Lowe as additions to the Angels this offseason. The 32-year-old corner infielder hit just .113/.198/.213 in 91 plate appearances for the Reds in 2025 and hit .210/.303/.362 in 78 Triple-A games in the Reds and Yankees organizations. But he did hit 22 home runs and drive in 70 runs in 2023, so there’s that. It remains unlikely that he gets significant playing time for the Angels this season.
NYY • 3B
9 months ago
Yes, Candelario is with the Yankees now, but yes, he is still struggling. Even after this performance, he is hitting just .175/.214/.225 in nine games in the Yankees’ organization. They hope he can get hot so that he can provide them with some versatility off the bench.
NYY • 3B
10 months ago
Candelario was released by the Reds after hitting just .113/.198/.213 in 91 plate appearances in 2025. The 31-year-old could be a bench option for the Yankees if he performs well in Triple-A with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but will need to be added to the 40-man roster in order to be promoted. It’s hard to imagine he’ll be fantasy relevant if/when he gets that promotion to New York.
CIN • 3B
10 months ago
Wow. It definitely seems like the right move, but we’re shocked the Reds did it. After all, Candelario’s three-year, $45 million contract is only just reaching the midway point. Candelario was bad in hitting .225/.279/.429 last season and far worse in opening this year at .113/.198/.213 in 91 plate appearances before going on the IL with a lumbar strain. He’d since played 17 games on a rehab assignment and hit .211/.318/.333 in the 15 of those that took place in Triple-A. The Reds could have brought him back and plugged him into the lineup with neither Spencer Steer nor Christian Encarnacion-Strand playing very well at the moment, but there wasn’t any reason to believe he’d be an upgrade. He’ll go unclaimed on waivers and become a free agent, at which point maybe the Red Sox or Mariners would be interested in giving him a look. A return to the Nationals might also be an option; he excelled there in 2023, and both Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Bell will be very much available in trade.
CIN • 3B
11 months ago
Candelario, returning from a back strain, has now played in 10 rehab games, and while he went 3-for-6 with two doubles in the two games in Rookie ball, he’s 6-for-30 with one extra-base hit and a 10/2 K/BB in eight games since moving up to Louisville. He’s just not making much of a case for a significant role in the Reds infield, but he’ll have to be activated in the near future, which could lead to Connor Joe being demoted or Garrett Hampson being DFA’d.
CIN • 3B
11 months ago
Candelario, on the way back from a lumbar strain, also doubled in both of his appearances for the ACL Reds before moving up. It’s hard to say exactly what the Reds’ plans are for him and rehab mate Christian Encarnacion-Strand at this point. Santiago Espinal isn’t getting the job done at third base, but he’s better defensively than those two and Terry Francona seems to love him. CES could be optioned down, but Candelario will have to return to the major league roster, probably next week.
CIN • 3B
11 months ago
Candelario has been on the injured list since April 30th with a spinal strain, so his rehab process will likely be a long one. In his first game, he went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk and made an error while playing third base. The veteran was hitting .113/.198/.213 in 22 games this season, so he will need to show improved performance on the rehab assignment before the Reds bring him back and push Santiago Espinal back to the bench.
CIN • 3B
about 1 year ago
The Reds probably can’t release Candelario when he’s not even halfway through his three-year, $45 million contract, but he was bad last year and he’s been considerably worse while opening this season 9-for-80 with 29 strikeouts. He might lose even more playing time when Tyler Stephenson is activated, since Stephenson will likely DH at least once or twice per week.
CIN • 3B
about 1 year ago
Scoring 22 runs on Sunday has caused the Reds to run mostly the same lineup back out there tonight, though Jose Trevino is playing over six-hit superstar Austin Wynns. Spencer Steer’s return to the field after being limited to DH duties for three weeks has given the Reds some extra flexibility, and Candelario could be in danger of truly falling out of the mix if Marte continues to impress.
CIN • 3B
about 1 year ago
The Reds have a bit of a log jam now that Matt McLain and Austin Hays are back, so some usual starters for the Reds are going to get days off. In this case it’s Candelario, with Gavin Lux at third and Christian Encarnacion-Strand handling first.
Source: Cincinnati Reds
CIN • 3B
about 1 year ago
Candelario got on the board with his first-inning blast off Bailey Falter. He had just one previous extra-base hit while batting .140/.208/.162 in 12 games. A corner infielder playing 81 games per year in GABP wouldn’t need to be very good in order to generate some mixed-league value, but Candelario has still fallen short of the standard since lancing a three-year, $45 million deal prior to last season. He’s probably not hopeless, but nothing so far this year has been very encouraging.