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When is Owen Caissie getting called up? Will Caissie get promoted in August 2025? Read about this top fantasy baseball prospect outlook heading into Week 20.
The Chicago Cubs have gotten off to a slow start in August. Several of their top hitters, such as right fielder Kyle Tucker and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, have been in a cold stretch at the plate, which has slowed down the team's offensive output.
With their eyes focused on competing in October, they could look to promote their top prospect, outfielder Owen Caissie, in hopes of sparking the club.
Should fantasy managers continue to stash Caissie on their bench? When should fantasy managers expect him to get the call? Let's dive in!
Owen Caissie Prospect Update for Fantasy Baseball
During their victory on Wednesday evening in Toronto, catcher Miguel Amaya suffered an ankle injury and is expected to be placed on the injured list. In a corresponding move, the Cubs are expected to promote Caissie to the MLB roster, according to Jessee Rogers of ESPN.
Caissie has been one of the most outstanding hitters at the Triple-A level this season. He has spent the entire season with the Iowa Cubs, holding a .289/.389/.566 slash line with 26 doubles, 22 home runs, three stolen bases, and a 114:53 K:BB.
During the 2024 season, he also spent the entire campaign with Triple-A and flashed just as much upside, holding a .278/.375/.472 line with 29 doubles and 19 round-trippers.
REPORT: The Cubs are calling up their top prospect, outfielder Owen Caissie, per @JesseRogersESPN. pic.twitter.com/jdyBjl9rRL
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) August 14, 2025
Owen Caissie Outlook for Fantasy Baseball
Given his high offensive production at Triple-A, Caissie is worth picking up in all 12-team five-outfielder formats before his MLB debut. However, fantasy managers in shallower leagues should add him with caution, as he may not be given a full-time role given the crowded nature of their outfield.
While Tucker, Crow-Armstrong, and left fielder Ian Happ have all struggled to generate offense this month, it is hard to imagine one of them will be demoted to a bench role.
In addition, Seiya Suzuki continues to serve as the everyday DH and does not appear to be in any danger of losing at-bats. As a result, Caissie will likely rotate in left field with Happ and occasionally see starts in right field when Tucker serves as the DH.
His upside is worth adding in 12-team leagues, but he may have to earn his opportunities, given the crowded outfield. Fantasy managers in shallow formats should leave him on waivers for the time being.
Owen Caissie is bound for the big leagues! 🐻
The #Cubs are reportedly calling up their No. 1 prospect, who has launched 22 homers at Triple-A this season.
More on the Canadian native who could make his MLB debut in Toronto on Thursday: https://t.co/cvyrSjGNJd pic.twitter.com/YBCPFS1rSY
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 14, 2025
- Written by Andy Smith
Top Prospect Rankings and Call-Up ETAs
You can also check out the rest of RotoBaller's fantasy baseball prospect rankings. 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 |
| 1 | Spencer Jones | OF | NYY |
| 2 | Kristian Campbell | 2B | BOS |
| 3 | Dylan Beavers | OF | BAL |
| 4 | Andrew Painter | SP | PHI |
| 5 | Samuel Basallo | C | BAL |
| 6 | Jordan Lawlar | SS | ARI |
| 7 | Bubba Chandler | SP | PIT |
| 8 | J.J. Wetherholt | SS | STL |
| 9 | Nolan McLean | SP | NYM |
| 10 | Justin Crawford | OF | PHI |
| 11 | Brandon Sproat | SP | NYM |
| 12 | Hunter Barco | SP | PIT |
| 13 | Bryce Eldridge | 1B | SFG |
| 14 | Jhostynxon Garcia | OF | BOS |
| 15 | Carson Benge | OF | NYM |
| 16 | Sal Stewart | 3B | CIN |
| 17 | Jonathon Long | 1B | CHC |
| 18 | Owen Caissie | OF | CHC |
| 19 | Moises Ballesteros | C | CHC |
| 20 | Carson Williams | SS | TBR |
| 21 | Zac Veen | OF | COL |
| 22 | Jonah Tong | SP | NYM |
| 23 | Payton Tolle | SP | BOS |
| 24 | Chase DeLauter | OF | CLE |
| 25 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | CLE |
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 | Konnor Griffin | SS | PIT | 19.31 | 2027 | 2 |
| 2 | Kevin McGonigle | SS | DET | 21.00 | 2026 | 4 |
| 3 | Chase Burns | P | CIN | 22.59 | Debuted | 5 |
| 4 | Jacob Misiorowski | P | MIL | 23.38 | Debuted | 15 |
| 5 | Sebastian Walcott | SS | TEX | 19.43 | 2026 | 3 |
| 6 | Leodalis De Vries | SS | ATH | 18.85 | 2027 | 6 |
| 7 | Jesus Made | 3B/SS | MIL | 18.28 | 2027 | 7 |
| 8 | Luis Pena | 3B/SS | MIL | 18.76 | 2027 | 8 |
| 9 | Samuel Basallo | C/1B | BAL | 21.01 | 2025 | 9 |
| 10 | J.J. Wetherholt | SS | STL | 22.94 | 2025 | 18 |
| 11 | Zyhir Hope | OF | LAD | 20.58 | 2027 | 11 |
| 12 | Walker Jenkins | OF | MIN | 20.49 | 2026 | 14 |
| 13 | Eduardo Quintero | OF | LAD | 19.92 | 2027 | 19 |
| 14 | Max Clark | OF | DET | 20.65 | 2026 | 12 |
| 15 | Josue De Paula | OF | LAD | 20.23 | 2027 | 16 |
| 16 | Josue Briceno | C/1B | DET | 20.90 | 2026 | 20 |
| 17 | Colt Emerson | SS | SEA | 20.08 | 2026 | 24 |
| 18 | Michael Arroyo | 2B | SEA | 20.79 | 2026 | 25 |
| 19 | Andrew Painter | P | PHI | 22.36 | 2025 | 22 |
| 20 | Thomas White | P | MIA | 20.88 | 2026 | 36 |
| 21 | Spencer Jones | OF | NYY | 24.26 | 2025 | 78 |
| 22 | Lazaro Montes | OF | SEA | 20.82 | 2026 | 23 |
| 23 | Edward Florentino | OF | PIT | 18.76 | 2027 | 121 |
| 24 | Chase DeLauter | OF | CLE | 23.86 | 2026 | 17 |
| 25 | Carson Benge | OF | NYM | 22.58 | 2026 | 70 |
| 26 | Mike Sirota | OF | LAD | 22.17 | 2027 | 30 |
| 27 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | CLE | 22.97 | 2026 | 21 |
| 28 | Jordan Lawlar | SS/3B | ARI | 23.09 | Debuted | 28 |
| 29 | Arjun Nimmala | SS | TOR | 19.84 | 2027 | 26 |
| 30 | Bryce Eldridge | 1B | SFG | 20.82 | 2025 | 33 |
| 31 | JoJo Parker | SS | TOR | 19.02 | 2028 | NR |
| 32 | Travis Sykora | P | WAS | 21.30 | 2026 | 13 |
| 33 | Carson Williams | SS | TBR | 22.15 | 2025 | 35 |
| 34 | Owen Caissie | OF | CHC | 23.11 | 2025 | 91 |
| 35 | Dalton Rushing | C | LAD | 24.49 | Debuted | 29 |
| 36 | Bubba Chandler | P | PIT | 22.93 | 2025 | 27 |
| 37 | Jhostynxon Garcia | OF | BOS | 22.68 | 2026 | 40 |
| 38 | Moises Ballesteros | C | CHC | 21.75 | Debuted | 37 |
| 39 | Ethan Holliday | SS | COL | 18.48 | 2028 | NR |
| 40 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | OF | MIN | 22.47 | 2026 | 38 |
| 41 | Marcelo Mayer | SS | BOS | 22.68 | Debuted | 32 |
| 42 | Emil Morales | SS | LAD | 18.90 | 2027 | 41 |
| 43 | Dylan Beavers | OF | BAL | 24.02 | 2025 | 55 |
| 44 | Franklin Arias | SS | BOS | 19.74 | 2027 | 39 |
| 45 | Eli Willits | SS | WAS | 17.69 | 2028 | NR |
| 46 | Jonny Farmelo | OF | SEA | 20.69 | 2027 | 34 |
| 47 | Theo Gillen | OF | TBR | 19.93 | 2027 | 42 |
| 48 | Bryce Rainer | SS | DET | 20.12 | 2027 | 43 |
| 49 | Jett Williams | SS/OF | NYM | 21.79 | 2026 | 44 |
| 50 | Luke Keaschall | 2B | MIN | 23.01 | Debuted | 45 |
| 51 | Kade Anderson | P | SEA | 21.11 | 2026 | NR |
| 52 | Charlie Condon | 1B/OF | COL | 22.35 | 2026 | 50 |
| 53 | Jonah Tong | P | NYM | 22.16 | 2026 | 51 |
| 54 | Seth Hernandez | P | PIT | 19.14 | 2028 | NR |
| 55 | Jonathon Long | 1B/3B/OF | CHC | 23.58 | 2025 | 57 |
| 56 | Braden Montgomery | OF | CHW | 22.31 | 2026 | 46 |
| 57 | Ethan Conrad | OF | CHC | 21.12 | 2027 | NR |
| 58 | Sal Stewart | 3B | CIN | 21.70 | 2025 | 59 |
| 59 | Trey Yesavage | P | TOR | 22.06 | 2026 | 53 |
| 60 | Felnin Celesten | SS | SEA | 19.92 | 2027 | 47 |
| 61 | Jacob Melton | OF | HOU | 24.95 | Debuted | 54 |
| 62 | Payton Tolle | P | BOS | 22.79 | 2026 | 97 |
| 63 | Colby Thomas | OF | ATH | 24.56 | Debuted | 48 |
| 64 | Kaelen Culpepper | SS | MIN | 22.64 | 2026 | 89 |
| 65 | Jared Thomas | OF/1B | COL | 22.13 | 2026 | 64 |
| 66 | C.J. Kayfus | 1B | CLE | 23.81 | 2026 | 67 |
| 67 | Alex Freeland | SS | LAD | 23.98 | Debuted | 60 |
| 68 | Ike Irish | OF/C | BAL | 21.73 | 2027 | NR |
| 69 | Robert Calaz | OF | COL | 19.73 | 2027 | 56 |
| 70 | Aidan Smith | OF | TBR | 21.07 | 2026 | 62 |
| 71 | A.J. Ewing | OF | NYM | 21.02 | 2026 | 63 |
| 72 | Ryan Waldschmidt | OF | ARI | 22.86 | 2026 | 65 |
| 73 | Gage Jump | P | ATH | 22.35 | 2026 | 66 |
| 74 | Aiva Arquette | SS | MIA | 21.84 | 2027 | NR |
| 75 | Nolan McLean | P | NYM | 24.07 | 2025 | 71 |
| 76 | Cam Collier | 1B/3B | CIN | 20.74 | 2026 | 52 |
| 77 | Brice Matthews | 2B | HOU | 23.42 | Debuted | 86 |
| 78 | Jamie Arnold | P | ATH | 21.41 | 2026 | NR |
| 79 | Justin Crawford | OF | PHI | 21.59 | 2025 | 73 |
| 80 | Kyle Teel | C | CHW | 23.50 | Debuted | 61 |
| 81 | George Lombard | SS | NYY | 20.21 | 2026 | 75 |
| 82 | Noah Schultz | P | CHW | 22.04 | 2026 | 49 |
| 83 | Hagen Smith | P | CHW | 22.00 | 2026 | 69 |
| 84 | Eduardo Tait | C | MIN | 18.97 | 2027 | 79 |
| 85 | Luke Adams | 1B/3B | MIL | 21.31 | 2026 | 80 |
| 86 | Bo Davidson | OF | SFG | 23.12 | 2026 | 117 |
| 87 | Aidan Miller | SS | PHI | 21.19 | 2026 | 81 |
| 88 | Jace LaViolette | OF | CLE | 21.70 | 2027 | NR |
| 89 | Harry Ford | C | SEA | 22.49 | Debuted | 82 |
| 90 | Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez | SS | SFG | 17.84 | 2028 | 83 |
| 91 | Jarlin Susana | P | WAS | 21.40 | 2026 | 84 |
| 92 | Ryan Sloan | P | SEA | 19.55 | 2027 | 74 |
| 93 | Robby Snelling | P | MIA | 21.66 | 2026 | 87 |
| 94 | Aroon Escobar | 2B | PHI | 20.62 | 2027 | 96 |
| 95 | Tyson Lewis | SS | CIN | 19.60 | 2027 | 94 |
| 96 | Jhonny Level | SS | SFG | 18.39 | 2028 | 181 |
| 97 | Slade Caldwell | OF | ARI | 19.16 | 2027 | 72 |
| 98 | Alejandro Rosario | P | TEX | 23.61 | 2026 | 88 |
| 99 | Angel Genao | MI | CLE | 21.25 | 2026 | 77 |
| 100 | Seaver King | SS | WAS | 22.31 | 2026 | 95 |
| 101 | Kevin Alvarez | OF | HOU | 17.59 | 2028 | 98 |
| 102 | Santiago Suarez | P | TBR | 20.60 | 2026 | 99 |
| 103 | Otto Kemp | 3B | PHI | 25.94 | Debuted | 85 |
| 104 | Gavin Fien | 3B/SS | TEX | 18.44 | 2028 | NR |
| 105 | Cooper Pratt | SS | MIL | 21.00 | 2026 | 102 |
| 106 | Ricky Tiedemann | P | TOR | 23.00 | 2026 | 103 |
| 107 | Juneiker Caceres | OF | CLE | 18.01 | 2028 | 162 |
| 108 | Liam Doyle | P | STL | 21.21 | 2026 | NR |
| 109 | Jackson Ferris | P | LAD | 21.59 | 2026 | 118 |
| 110 | Hunter Barco | P | PIT | 24.67 | 2025 | 110 |
| 111 | Charlee Soto | P | MIN | 19.96 | 2027 | 111 |
| 112 | Christian Moore | 2B | LAA | 22.82 | Debuted | 113 |
| 113 | Dasan Hill | P | MIN | 19.64 | 2027 | 114 |
| 114 | Brandon Sproat | P | NYM | 24.92 | 2025 | 137 |
| 115 | JD Dix | SS | ARI | 19.85 | 2027 | 139 |
| 116 | Quinn Mathews | P | STL | 24.87 | 2025 | 68 |
| 117 | Jacob Reimer | 3B | NYM | 21.48 | 2026 | 161 |
| 118 | Caleb Bonemer | SS | CHW | 19.87 | 2027 | 150 |
| 119 | Tyler Bremner | P | LAA | 21.33 | 2026 | NR |
| 120 | Christian Scott | P | NYM | 26.18 | Debuted | NR |
| 121 | Braylon Payne | OF | MIL | 19.01 | 2027 | 122 |
| 122 | Cris Rodriguez | OF | DET | 17.55 | 2029 | 153 |
| 123 | Zac Veen | OF | COL | 23.68 | Debuted | 105 |
| 124 | Kash Mayfield | P | SDP | 20.52 | 2027 | 101 |
| 125 | Cam Caminiti | P | ATL | 19.02 | 2027 | 125 |
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