Bold claim: the Cubs are ready to deploy Owen Caissie as a regular in the lineup next season. According to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, Chicago plans to give Caissie substantial playing time throughout the coming year.
The club also intends to ensure Moises Ballesteros gets regular opportunities, but with three players—Caissie, Ballesteros, and Seiya Suzuki—competition for at-bats means one of them will likely sit on most days. Caissie has nothing left to prove at Triple-A Iowa, where he posted a strong line over the past two seasons: .281/.380/.507. His limited major-league stint with the Cubs was rough by comparison—5-for-26 with 11 strikeouts—yet he is still regarded as the franchise’s top prospect.
For fantasy players and scouts alike, this signals a real opportunity to evaluate Caissie’s ceiling at the highest level while balancing updates on Ballesteros and Suzuki.
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