{"id":105862,"date":"2025-08-13T23:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105862"},"modified":"2025-08-13T23:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:54:10","slug":"cubs-call-up-top-prospect-owen-caissie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/13\/cubs-call-up-top-prospect-owen-caissie\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Cubs Will Call Up Their Number 1 Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no question that the Chicago Cubs are in their worst offensive slump of the season. They have slowly been slipping in the standings and have been searching for answers. They have finally made a massive move by calling up their No. 1 prospect, and MLB&#8217;s No. 45 overall prospect. Reported by Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, outfielder Owen Caissie will make his major league debut tomorrow in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Caissie is a Canadian native and will look to make a huge impact on the Cubs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99605\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-99605\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25796452_168403884_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iowa Cubs&#8217; Owen Caissie (17) makes his way to the dugout on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Principal Park in Des Moines. Photo Credit: \u00a9 Cody Scanlan\/The Register \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: Cubs to Call Up Their No. 1 Prospect Owen Caissie<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cubs OF prospect Owen Caissie will make his major league debut tomorrow, per source.<\/p>\n<p>Game is tomorrow afternoon in Toronto and Caissie is Canadian born, from Ontario. He was acquired from the Padres in the Yu Darvish trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kileymcd\/status\/1955822221387292959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/08\/should-cubs-call-up-top-prospect\/\" target=\"_self\">move<\/a> that many Cubs fans have been calling for. Owen Caissie has been going berserk at Triple-A Iowa this year and is especially hot recently. In his last 30 games, he has a slash line of .339\/.432\/.705 with 11 home runs and eight doubles. Overall, this season at Triple-A, he has an OPS of .955 \u00a0to go along with 22 home runs. He has been a monster, and this is exactly what the Cubs need right now. They have been struggling immensely since the All-Star break on the offensive side. Since then, they have an OPS of only .693 as a team. Their best hitters have been downright terrible since then. The Cubs&#8217; top-4 hitters have only hit a total of nine home runs through 23 games since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Owen Caissie could very well be the spark the Cubs need to get their offense back on track. While he most likely won&#8217;t be an instant star, it will be very interesting to see what he can bring to the table. This is a great move by the Cubs, as their offense can&#8217;t get much worse right now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Cody Scanlan\/The Register \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no question that the Chicago Cubs are in their worst offensive slump of the season. They have slowly been slipping in the standings and have been searching for answers. They have finally made a massive move by calling up their No. 1 prospect, and MLB&#8217;s No. 45 overall prospect. 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