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Reports: Tigers acquire Cubs' Candelario

Top 100 prospect part of swap for lefty Wilson, catcher Avila
July 30, 2017

The Tigers gained two Top 100 Prospects in MLB.com's midseason update. They're close to adding another.According to numerous reports, Detroit acquired top Cubs prospectJeimer Candelario in a package for left-handed reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila. Infielder Isaac Paredes, Chicago's 10th-ranked prospect, also will head to the Motor City.The trade

Iowa's Candelario airmails dad special gifts

Top Cubs prospect posts first two-homer game in two years
July 29, 2017

Jeimer Candelario couldn't be in the Dominican Republic for his father's birthday, but he delivered a pretty special gift nonetheless. The top-ranked Cubs prospect matched a career high with two homers and drove in three runs to power Triple-A Iowa to a 9-8 win over El Paso on Friday night at

I-Cubs' Candelario posts crooked number again

Chicago's No. 4 prospect notches his third five-RBI game of 2017
April 12, 2017

Patience can be a virtue, but Jeimer Candelario is doing better with less of it."Candy can be too patient and he'll find himself down, 0-1, 0-2," Triple-A Iowa hitting coach Desi Wilson. "We're stressing with him, 'Be more aggressive, especially with guys on base.' He's working on that, and it

Candelario continues red-hot run for Iowa

Cubs No. 4 prospect has two homers, 10 RBIs in last two games
April 8, 2017

Most hitters don't consider a five-RBI night a typical day at the office. But for Jeimer Candelario, it's been part of the job description lately.The Cubs' No. 4 prospect homered and plated five runs for the second straight game on Saturday night to lead Triple-A Iowa to a 10-9 win over