Jeimer Candelario

Jeimer Candelario3B Salt Lake Bees

Age 32 S/R 6'1" / 222 lbs AAA HR -5% Svc 7.221 · Ctrl thru 2026 peak 0.1 · 2026

wRC+†vL 7480vR 68

AVG/OBP/SLG.216 / .287 / .390

PA462

HR15

K%27

BB%7

MLB%10%

Scouting · now → future

HIT

35→35

PWR

50→50

SPD

45→45

EYE

44↘40

trajectory · 10 yrs

0.8peak

2026

Contract

ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)

Status FA

MLB Debut 2017

Service 7.221 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2026

First FA Year 2027

OPT

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026	Ext / FA-deal	$15M	+0.1	$0.4M	-$15M
Totals		$15M		$0.4M	-$15M

Options · projected decision
2027	CLUB OPT	$2027.0M / $0.0M buyout	DECLINE
2028	CLUB OPT	$18.0M / $3.0M buyout	DECLINE

Career Projections (MLE)

All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRC+	BAT	RUN	FLD	POS	REP	WAR
2011	17	ROK	DSL Cubs 2	305	268	70	12	2	4	31	60	1	4	4	.261	.340	.366	.706	.104	.316	20	10	.311	96	-1	-1	+0	+1	+9	0.8
2013	19	A	Kane County Cougars	573	524	108	29	1	10	45	117	2	1	0	.206	.271	.323	.594	.116	.246	20	8	.261	58	-27	+0	+0	+2	+16	-0.9
2014	20	A	2 teams	507	475	88	25	4	9	28	126	2	0	4	.185	.234	.312	.545	.126	.231	25	6	.236	39	-35	-2	+0	+2	+14	-2.1
2015	21	A+	3 teams	614	573	135	33	3	11	33	133	4	0	2	.236	.282	.361	.643	.126	.286	22	5	.283	75	-18	-1	+0	+2	+17	0.1
2016	22	AAA	2 teams	553	497	123	36	4	11	47	127	4	0	2	.247	.318	.402	.720	.155	.308	23	8	.315	99	-0	-1	-1	+2	+16	1.6
2017	23	AAA	3 teams	694	635	149	48	3	17	51	178	6	1	0	.235	.298	.400	.698	.165	.299	26	7	.305	92	-7	+0	-1	+2	+20	1.5
2018	24	MLB	Detroit Tigers	619	539	122	27	3	20	66	160	9	3	2	.226	.321	.399	.720	.173	.280	26	11	.315	99	-0	-0	+2	+2	+18	2.2
2019	25	MLB	3 teams	664	583	126	26	4	20	68	163	11	3	1	.216	.310	.377	.687	.161	.264	25	10	.307	93	-5	+0	+2	+2	+19	1.9
2020	26	MLB	2 teams	254	226	71	15	4	9	25	60	3	1	1	.314	.390	.535	.925	.221	.395	24	10	.388	155	+16	-0	+1	-5	+7	1.9
2021	27	MLB	Detroit Tigers	626	557	150	42	2	16	65	135	4	0	0	.269	.350	.438	.788	.169	.330	22	10	.346	123	+16	+0	+1	+2	+18	3.8
2022	28	MLB	3 teams	530	486	107	24	2	16	32	123	7	0	1	.220	.278	.377	.655	.156	.259	23	6	.288	78	-13	-0	-2	+2	+15	0.1
2023	29	MLB	Chicago Cubs	576	506	126	37	3	22	53	127	13	8	1	.249	.336	.464	.800	.215	.288	22	9	.349	125	+16	+1	+1	+2	+16	3.8
2024	30	MLB	2 teams	481	443	98	24	3	18	28	118	7	4	3	.221	.278	.411	.689	.190	.258	25	6	.295	84	-9	-0	-7	+2	+14	-0.1
2025	31	AAA	3 teams	544	494	74	21	0	10	39	189	8	1	2	.150	.224	.253	.477	.103	.215	35	7	.214	22	-48	-1	+1	+2	+15	-3.1
▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total)
2026	32	AAA	2 teams	42	39	6	3	0	1	2	16	1	0	0	.154	.214	.308	.522	.154	.227	38	5	.226	31	-3	+0	-3	+0	+1	-0.5
ROS	32	MLB	LAA	420	380	81	22	2	14	30	119	7	3	1	.213	.283	.392	.675	.179	.266	28	7	.296	85	-7	+0	-0	+1	+12	0.6
TOT	32	MLB	LAA	462	419	87	25	2	15	32	135	8	3	1	.208	.277	.384	.661	.177	.266	29	7	.290	80	-10	+0	-3	+2	+13	0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve
2027	33	MLB 20%	LAA	432	390	82	22	2	13	32	109	7	2	0	.210	.282	.377	.659	.167	.253	25	7	.294	83	-8	+0	-4	+2	+12	0.1
2028	34	MLB 33%	LAA	386	349	70	19	1	11	28	101	6	1	0	.201	.272	.355	.627	.155	.250	26	7	.287	77	-10	+0	-5	+1	+11	-0.3
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career	—			8778	7925	1780	462	43	231	701	2145	101	32	24	.225	.296	.381	.677	.157	.277	24	8	.297	86	-140	-3	-13	+26	+249	12.0
/ 162G	—			650	587	131	34	3	17	52	159	7	2	2	.223	.294	.378	.672	.155	.275	24	8	.297	86	-10	-0	-1	+2	+18	0.9

Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRC+	BAT	RUN	FLD	POS	REP	WAR
2011	17	ROK	DSL Cubs 2	305	249	84	16	2	5	50	42	1	4	4	.337	.450	.478	.928	.141	.382	14	16	.410	172	+25	-1	—	—	+9	3.3
2013	19	A	Kane County Cougars	573	501	127	35	1	11	68	90	2	1	0	.253	.345	.393	.738	.140	.289	16	12	.333	113	+8	+0	—	—	+16	2.5
2014	20	A+	Daytona Cubs	244	218	42	10	2	5	23	44	2	0	3	.193	.276	.326	.601	.133	.218	18	9	.273	67	-9	-1	—	—	+7	-0.3
2014	20	A	Kane County Cougars	263	244	61	19	3	6	18	45	0	0	1	.250	.302	.426	.728	.176	.284	17	7	.320	103	+1	-0	—	—	+7	0.8
2015	21	AA	Tennessee Smokies	182	158	46	10	1	5	22	21	1	0	0	.291	.381	.462	.843	.171	.308	12	12	.374	144	+9	+0	—	—	+5	1.5
2015	21	A+	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	343	318	86	25	3	5	20	62	3	0	1	.270	.320	.415	.735	.145	.320	18	6	.325	107	+3	-0	—	—	+10	1.2
2015	21	INTL	Mesa Solar Sox	89	82	27	8	0	5	6	10	0	0	1	.329	.375	.610	.985	.280	.324	11	7	.422	181	+8	-0	—	—	+3	1.0
2016	22	AAA	Iowa Cubs	309	264	88	22	3	9	38	53	3	0	2	.333	.423	.542	.965	.208	.383	17	12	.419	179	+27	-1	—	—	+9	3.6
2016	22	AA	Tennessee Smokies	244	210	46	17	1	4	32	46	1	0	0	.219	.325	.367	.692	.148	.261	19	13	.314	98	-0	+0	—	—	+7	0.7
2017	23	MLB	Detroit Tigers	142	127	36	9	0	3	13	30	2	0	0	.283	.359	.425	.784	.142	.351	21	9	.353	128	+4	+0	-1	+2	+4	1.0
2017	23	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	458	407	108	36	4	15	46	104	3	1	0	.265	.344	.484	.828	.219	.321	23	10	.363	136	+19	+0	—	—	+13	3.2
2017	23	INTL	Toros del Este	94	83	24	4	1	1	10	18	1	0	0	.289	.372	.398	.770	.108	.359	19	11	.349	125	+3	+0	—	—	+3	0.5
2018	24	MLB	Detroit Tigers	619	539	121	28	3	19	66	160	9	3	2	.224	.319	.393	.713	.169	.279	26	11	.319	102	+1	-0	+2	+2	+18	2.4
2019	25	MLB	Detroit Tigers	386	335	68	17	2	8	43	99	7	3	1	.203	.306	.337	.644	.134	.262	26	11	.295	84	-7	+0	+2	+2	+11	0.9
2019	25	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	178	153	49	10	2	9	22	35	3	0	0	.320	.416	.588	1.004	.268	.367	20	12	.436	192	+19	+0	—	—	+5	2.4
2019	25	INTL	Toros del Este	100	86	21	9	2	1	12	20	1	0	0	.244	.343	.430	.774	.186	.303	20	12	.341	119	+2	+0	—	—	+3	0.5
2020	26	MLB	Detroit Tigers	206	185	55	11	3	7	20	49	1	1	1	.297	.369	.503	.872	.205	.372	24	10	.383	152	+12	-0	+1	-5	+6	1.4
2020	26	INTL	Toros del Este	48	42	8	3	0	0	4	7	2	0	0	.190	.292	.262	.554	.071	.229	15	8	.263	60	-2	+0	—	—	+1	-0.1
2021	27	MLB	Detroit Tigers	626	557	151	42	3	16	65	135	4	0	0	.271	.351	.443	.795	.172	.333	22	10	.354	129	+21	+0	+1	+2	+18	4.3
2022	28	MLB	Detroit Tigers	467	429	93	19	2	13	28	109	6	0	1	.217	.274	.361	.636	.145	.257	23	6	.283	75	-13	-0	-2	+2	+13	-0.1
2022	28	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	19	16	6	2	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	.375	.444	.688	1.132	.312	.385	16	11	.461	211	+2	+0	—	—	+1	0.3
2022	28	INTL	Toros del Este	44	42	4	0	0	0	1	8	1	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	.000	.118	18	2	.115	-54	-8	+0	—	—	+1	-0.7
2023	29	MLB	Chicago Cubs	576	505	127	39	3	22	53	127	13	8	1	.251	.337	.471	.809	.220	.292	22	9	.355	130	+19	+1	+1	+2	+16	4.0
2024	30	MLB	Cincinnati Reds	463	427	96	23	2	20	27	114	6	4	3	.225	.280	.429	.709	.204	.257	25	6	.311	96	-2	-0	-7	+2	+13	0.5
2024	30	INTL	Toros del Este	18	16	5	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	.312	.389	.375	.764	.062	.385	17	6	.352	128	+1	+0	—	—	+1	0.1
2025	31	MLB	Cincinnati Reds	91	80	9	2	0	2	9	29	0	0	1	.113	.202	.212	.415	.100	.137	32	10	.193	6	-10	-0	+1	+2	+3	-0.5
2025	31	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	322	284	58	18	0	8	31	94	6	0	1	.204	.296	.352	.648	.148	.273	29	10	.294	83	-6	-0	—	—	+9	0.3
2025	31	INTL	Toros del Este	131	117	22	6	1	3	11	40	2	1	0	.188	.267	.333	.601	.145	.257	31	8	.271	66	-5	+0	—	—	+4	-0.1
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			3576	3184	756	190	18	110	324	852	48	19	10	.237	.317	.412	.729	.175	.288	24	9	.324	106	+26	-0	-2	+12	+101	13.9

Career Path Comps

What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

		Scouting				At Match Age									Next 3 Yrs									Peak 3 Yrs
Comp	Age	HIT	PWR	SPD	EYE	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR
Jeimer Candelario (OGILVIE)	32	35	50	45	40	.216/.287/.390	.175	.270	15	4	27%	7%	90	+0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
✕Donnie Murphy 2015 · MLB	32	39→41	52→60	45	41	.209/.273/.376	.166	.260	21	6	28%	6%	79	+0.3	.210/.275/.332	.122	.267	13	6	26%	7%	69	-0.4	.196/.269/.273	.077	.249	7	0	23%	7%	49	-0.5
✕Cody Ransom 2009 · MLB	33	39→41	54→55	48→50	44	.212/.276/.389	.177	.262	22	11	29%	7%	84	+0.6	.219/.281/.393	.174	.279	20	10	28%	7%	87	+0.8	.217/.285/.398	.181	.290	23	7	32%	8%	87	+0.6
✕Brooks Conrad 2011 · MLB	31	41→44	52→55	52→50	43	.217/.277/.384	.167	.274	20	11	29%	7%	83	+0.6	.230/.298/.415	.185	.307	23	9	31%	8%	100	+1.7	.210/.276/.403	.193	.274	26	2	33%	8%	85	+0.3
✕Anthony Recker 2016 · MLB	32	39→48	53→50	44→45	43	.207/.276/.375	.167	.277	22	5	33%	8%	80	+0.4	.213/.287/.359	.146	.288	16	5	30%	8%	81	+0.4	.205/.278/.348	.144	.276	15	2	30%	8%	70	-0.1
✕Brandon Larson 2007 · MLB	31	44→42	51→50	44→45	41	.228/.283/.384	.156	.296	20	6	30%	6%	85	+0.7	.226/.270/.378	.152	.283	19	8	27%	5%	78	+0.2	.213/.246/.358	.145	.247	20	4	24%	4%	60	-0.3
✕Jesus Alberto Vega 2014 · AAA	32	44	50	47→40	42	.229/.281/.377	.149	.279	19	8	26%	6%	82	+0.5	.221/.269/.326	.105	.302	11	6	29%	5%	63	-0.8	.204/.253/.285	.081	.295	7	1	32%	5%	42	-0.7
✕Dustin Garneau 2021 · MLB	33	41→38	49→50	44→45	45	.210/.289/.361	.151	.270	17	4	28%	8%	82	+0.5	.197/.276/.372	.175	.256	22	5	31%	8%	80	+0.4	.153/.238/.328	.175	.182	24	1	32%	7%	52	-0.5
✕Lorenzo Quintana 2021 · AAA	32	43	54→55	45	38	.227/.272/.402	.175	.273	22	9	26%	4%	85	+0.7	.242/.290/.401	.159	.297	19	5	25%	5%	92	+1.2	.240/.289/.402	.162	.291	20	2	24%	4%	89	+0.5
✕Joe Borchard 2010 · MLB	31	41→44	50→55	46→45	41	.213/.266/.367	.154	.275	18	6	29%	6%	74	-0.1	.219/.269/.367	.148	.294	16	5	30%	6%	75	-0.0	.220/.273/.370	.150	.295	15	2	30%	6%	76	+0.0
✕Jett Bandy 2021 · MLB	31	40	49→50	44→45	38	.209/.270/.352	.143	.267	18	6	29%	4%	72	-0.2	.213/.276/.337	.124	.297	14	8	32%	6%	70	-0.3	.172/.245/.252	.080	.248	10	0	33%	6%	37	-0.5
✕Graham Koonce 2007 · AAA	32	41	54→55	44→30	46	.220/.290/.397	.178	.268	23	4	28%	8%	92	+1.2	.214/.286/.390	.176	.272	22	5	29%	8%	89	+0.9	.184/.266/.368	.183	.226	24	0	30%	9%	73	-0.1
✕Yoshi Tsutsugo 2023 · MLB	31	42→41	51→50	40→30	52	.220/.305/.375	.155	.275	19	2	27%	11%	92	+1.2	.224/.315/.372	.148	.311	17	6	31%	11%	95	+1.4	.208/.320/.357	.149	.306	18	5	34%	13%	91	+0.5
✕Danny Espinosa 2019 · MLB	32	37→47	48→55	44→50	40	.195/.266/.327	.132	.265	17	9	33%	7%	64	-0.8	.209/.269/.352	.143	.274	18	13	30%	6%	71	-0.3	.203/.267/.350	.147	.256	20	16	29%	6%	69	-0.4
✕Daniel Palka 2023 · AAA	31	43	55→60	45→50	46	.231/.292/.412	.181	.284	24	5	28%	8%	96	+1.5	.221/.276/.380	.159	.283	21	6	29%	7%	82	+0.5	.199/.255/.342	.143	.252	20	4	29%	6%	58	-0.8
✕Valentino Pascucci 2011 · AAA	32	41→45	54→55	47→45	50	.217/.303/.391	.174	.282	22	4	31%	10%	95	+1.4	.214/.297/.379	.165	.305	21	3	34%	10%	90	+1.0	.203/.294/.363	.160	.292	21	0	35%	11%	82	+0.4
✕Andrew Knapp 2023 · MLB	31	39→49	47→45	44→40	43	.199/.269/.331	.132	.271	15	5	32%	8%	66	-0.6	.211/.279/.335	.124	.296	13	5	31%	8%	71	-0.3	.212/.285/.326	.115	.299	12	3	31%	8%	69	-0.3
✕Chris Truby 2006 · MLB	32	40→43	50	42→45	43	.212/.259/.365	.153	.251	19	5	25%	6%	69	-0.4	.205/.251/.328	.123	.264	14	9	27%	6%	56	-1.3	.179/.230/.277	.099	.235	9	11	28%	5%	33	-1.8
✕John Mayberry Jr. 2015 · MLB	31	44→48	51→55	44→50	48	.228/.295/.393	.165	.271	18	5	23%	8%	92	+1.2	.212/.280/.363	.151	.261	16	7	25%	8%	79	+0.3	.162/.216/.280	.119	.202	11	4	26%	7%	29	-0.8
✕Abraham M. Nunez 2008 · AAA	31	45→46	49→50	42→45	44	.231/.284/.377	.146	.292	17	8	27%	7%	83	+0.6	.232/.292/.366	.134	.290	14	8	24%	7%	84	+0.6	.222/.313/.318	.096	.261	8	4	17%	10%	79	+0.1
✕Scott Seabol 2007 · MLB	32	44→45	53→60	39→40	45	.232/.286/.406	.174	.275	20	3	24%	7%	92	+1.2	.241/.294/.435	.194	.277	24	6	22%	7%	103	+1.9	.239/.293/.445	.205	.266	26	5	21%	7%	105	+2.0

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Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

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