Monday, September 11, 2017

Report: Alexis Candelario placed on waivers


The Saitama Seibu Lions announced on Monday that they placed Alexis Candelario on waivers. Once he passes through waivers and every team passes on him, he will be a free agent. This will likely be the first of many roster cuts to come in the fall.

Candelario, 35, was well-traveled in baseball having played in an Independent league while being stateside as well as several others in Mexico, Italy, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

With the Lions ichi-gun, he would only be used for one spot start on May 2 in Fukuoka against the Softbank Hawks. He recorded 3 IP, 7 ER, nine hits, two walks and two strikeouts. This would result in a 14-4 loss.

Candelario spent majority of his time in ni-gun where he appeared in 17 games. He recorded a 2-7 record with 65 innings and a 4.98 ERA with the ni-gun team.

When he signed with the Lions last December, we viewed him as a low risk signing with minimal upside. He had a colorful background playing in different countries, but it wasn't enough to work his way up the ranks to the ichi-gun.

The Lions currently have 69 players under contract, but majority of their roster cuts will not be announced until the end of the regular season, where they become Senryokugai.  A list of potential candidates to be cut can be found here.

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