Jeimer Candelario in action against the Kansas City Royals. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
It hasn’t always been pretty, but the Detroit Tigers continue to play solid baseball since early May, and corner infielder Jeimer Candelario has been one of their most consistently productive players.
Over the past calendar year Jeimer Candelario has produced 3.2 fWAR, which ranks 54th out of 122 qualified position players. If you’re curious, Fernando Tatis Jr. leads baseball with 7.3 fWAR in that time, while Miguel Cabrera ranks last at -0.6.
So Jeimer Candelario appears to be a slightly above-average player, he doesn’t turn 28 until November, and he’s not a free agent until after the 2023 season.