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Jac Caglianone is a fantasy baseball waiver wire stash for Week 9 (2025). Target Jac Caglianone as a top prospect free-agent waiver wire pickup for fantasy baseball.
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CALL-UP ETA: June
ANALYSIS: The fantasy community was put on Jac Caglianone alert when he got the call to Triple-A last week,
Cags was having a monster season at Double-A with nine HRs and a 154 WRC+. He just hit his first Triple-A HR of the season on Thursday, May 22. The slugger would then go deep in the next three straight games, including a two-homer game on Sunday.
Through his first six games at Triple-A Omaha, the Florida product has launched five long balls and has posted an impressive .346 AVG.
First AAA bomb is 113.6 mph off the bat for Jac Caglianone. 410 feet in like 2.5 seconds it feels like. pic.twitter.com/HQmmFmksj5
— Preston Farr (@royalsminors) May 23, 2025
Few players in the majors hit the ball as hard as Caglianone. It's unclear whether the Royals will wait for him to "master" Triple-A before bringing him to Kansas City, but a few hot weeks could force their hand.
With the Royals dealing with a few big injuries to their pitching staff right now, Cole Ragans (groin) and Seth Lugo (finger), it's even more important that they get some more juice from their offense, which has been anemic so far this season outside of Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia.
When Cags gets the call to the majors, he has the potential to be a top-12 first baseman for the rest of the season, as he'll likely put up massive power numbers. If he can keep his K-rate in the low 20s as he's done so far in the minors this season, that assessment might not be high enough.
- Written by Kevin Luo
Top Prospect Rankings and 2025 Call-Up ETAs
You can also check out RotoBaller's fantasy baseball prospect rankings for 2025. Eric Cross updates the below rankings weekly for the top impact prospects for 2025, and when they may be called up:
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | ETA |
| 1 | Roman Anthony | OF | BOS | June |
| 2 | Bubba Chandler | SP | PIT | June |
| 3 | Jacob Misiorowski | SP | MIL | June |
| 4 | Jac Caglianone | 1B | KCR | July |
| 5 | Andrew Painter | SP | PHI | June |
| 6 | Samuel Basallo | C | BAL | July |
| 7 | Moises Ballesteros | 3B | CHC | July |
| 8 | Chase DeLauter | OF | CLE | June |
| 9 | Brady House | 3B | WAS | June |
| 10 | Kyle Teel | C | CHW | July |
| 11 | Coby Mayo | 3B | BAL | July |
| 12 | Cole Young | 2B/SS | SEA | June |
| 13 | Chase Burns | SP | CIN | August |
| 14 | Ryan Ritter | SS | COL | June |
| 15 | Deyvison De Los Santos | 1B | MIA | June |
| 16 | Otto Kemp | 3B | PHI | June |
| 17 | Justin Crawford | OF | PHI | July |
| 18 | Shay Whitcomb | INF | HOU | July |
| 19 | Thomas Saggese | INF | STL | June |
| 20 | Colby Thomas | OF | ATH | July |
| 21 | Rhett Lowder | SP | CIN | July |
| 22 | Zac Veen | OF | COL | June |
| 23 | Jonathon Long | 3B | CHC | July |
| 24 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | OF | MIN | July |
| 25 | Carson Williams | SS | TBR | July |
Top Prospect Dynasty Rankings
Looking for longer-term fantasy baseball prospect rankings? You can also check out RotoBaller's top dynasty prospect rankings from Eric Cross:
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Age | ETA | Prev |
| 1 | Roman Anthony | OF | BOS | 21.01 | 2025 | 1 |
| 2 | Leodalis De Vries | SS | SDP | 18.6 | 2027 | 18 |
| 3 | Nick Kurtz | 1B | ATH | 22.18 | Debuted | 12 |
| 4 | Jesus Made | SS | MIL | 18.02 | 2027 | 16 |
| 5 | Jordan Lawlar | 2B/SS | ARI | 22.84 | Debuted | 15 |
| 6 | Konnor Griffin | SS/OF | PIT | 19.06 | 2027 | 27 |
| 7 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | CLE | 22.72 | 2025 | 6 |
| 8 | Sebastian Walcott | SS | TEX | 19.18 | 2026 | 5 |
| 9 | Max Clark | OF | DET | 20.4 | 2026 | 8 |
| 10 | J.J. Wetherholt | SS | STL | 22.69 | 2026 | 11 |
| 11 | Zyhir Hope | OF | LAD | 20.32 | 2026 | 19 |
| 12 | Walker Jenkins | OF | MIN | 20.24 | 2026 | 4 |
| 13 | Matt Shaw | 3B | CHC | 23.53 | Debuted | 7 |
| 14 | Josue De Paula | OF | LAD | 19.98 | 2026 | 34 |
| 15 | Samuel Basallo | C/1B | BAL | 20.76 | 2025 | 13 |
| 16 | Bubba Chandler | P | PIT | 22.67 | 2025 | 29 |
| 17 | Coby Mayo | 3B | BAL | 23.44 | Debuted | 17 |
| 18 | EmManuel Rodriguez | OF | MIN | 22.22 | 2025 | 10 |
| 19 | Andrew Painter | P | PHI | 22.1 | 2025 | 14 |
| 20 | Jackson Jobe | P | DET | 22.8 | Debuted | 9 |
| 21 | Kevin McGonigle | 2B/SS | DET | 20.75 | 2026 | 20 |
| 22 | Jac Caglianone | 1B | KCR | 22.27 | 2025 | 30 |
| 23 | Dalton Rushing | C/1B | LAD | 24.24 | Debuted | 23 |
| 24 | Felnin Celesten | SS | SEA | 19.67 | 2027 | 28 |
| 25 | Chase DeLauter | OF | CLE | 23.61 | 2025 | 21 |
| 26 | Marcelo Mayer | SS | BOS | 22.43 | 2025 | 38 |
| 27 | Chase Burns | P | CIN | 22.33 | 2026 | 46 |
| 28 | Lazaro Montes | OF | SEA | 20.57 | 2026 | 39 |
| 29 | Bryce Eldridge | 1B | SFG | 20.57 | 2025 | 24 |
| 30 | Robert Calaz | OF | COL | 19.48 | 2027 | 31 |
| 31 | Noah Schultz | P | CHW | 21.78 | 2025 | 26 |
| 32 | Cam Smith | OF | HOU | 22.23 | Debuted | 36 |
| 33 | Braden Montgomery | OF | CHW | 22.06 | 2026 | 37 |
| 34 | Agustin Ramirez | C/1B | MIA | 23.69 | Debuted | 45 |
| 35 | Travis Sykora | P | WAS | 21.05 | 2026 | 41 |
| 36 | Bryce Rainer | SS | DET | 19.87 | 2027 | 61 |
| 37 | Moises Ballesteros | C | CHC | 21.5 | Debuted | 60 |
| 38 | Carson Williams | SS | TBR | 21.9 | 2025 | 25 |
| 39 | Jonny Farmelo | OF | SEA | 20.44 | 2026 | 43 |
| 40 | Emil Morales | SS | LAD | 18.65 | 2027 | 42 |
| 41 | Colt Emerson | SS | SEA | 19.82 | 2026 | 32 |
| 42 | Chase Dollander | P | COL | 23.56 | Debuted | 47 |
| 43 | Luis Pena | 3B/SS | MIL | 18.62 | 2027 | 134 |
| 44 | Thomas White | P | MIA | 20.63 | 2026 | 68 |
| 45 | Luke Keaschall | 2B | MIN | 22.76 | Debuted | 48 |
| 46 | Aidan Smith | OF | TBR | 20.82 | 2026 | 40 |
| 47 | Jett Williams | SS/OF | NYM | 21.54 | 2025 | 53 |
| 48 | Michael Arroyo | 2B | SEA | 20.53 | 2026 | 35 |
| 49 | Jacob Misiorowski | P | MIL | 23.12 | 2025 | 76 |
| 50 | Colby Thomas | OF | ATH | 24.31 | 2025 | 52 |
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