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by: Grey
Bryce Eldridge is so young he might’ve been named after Bryce Harper. Bryce Eldridge is so young…Audience screaming back, “How young is he?” He’s so young he needs his parents to sign a permission slip for him to play in the majors. Bryce Eldridge is so young that he got carded to eat rum raisin. […]
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Everybody wants to talk about Michael Harris II aka Megahertz, so let’s talk about him. Michael Harris II (1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 16th homer, 2nd homer in two games, and 3rd homer in a week) is hitting around .400 in the 2nd half with 10 HRs and a 1.100+ OPS. In the 1st half, […]
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by: The Itch
The Cubs recalled OF Owen Caissie this week to help spell OF Kyle Tucker, who has been mired in a deep slump for a month. Since July 3rd, he’s slashing .186/.331/.239 over 33 games. There’s nowhere for Caissie to play in an everyday way, so this promotion feels a little strange even as Caissie has certainly earned it, cutting his strikeouts over the last few months, slashing .326/.420/.628 with 16 home runs in his last 59 games. All the Cubs fans I know are pretty doom and gloom about this season now that the team is nine games behind Milwaukee in the National League Central, but the Cubs are still in the thick of the Wild Card race. Perhaps Caissie can bring some hope with him whenever he steps up to bat.
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by: Jakkers
For many of us, when we have our eye on a prospect in the minors and see him raking all season, we are left waiting for the parent club to finally see what everyone else sees and promote him to the The Show.
That was the case for the many dynasty league owners when it came to Chicago Cubs outfielder Owen Caissie. All he has done all season is smash the ball for home runs, yet week after week, he remained in Triple-A. Well, the wait is finally over as the Cubs promoted Caissie earlier this week and immediately had him in the starting lineup.
Caissie is not the perfect prospect. If he was, he would have been up a long time ago. But he is a very good prospect whose playing time was blocked due to the amount of depth in the Chicago outfield.
Time to take a look at Owen Caissie and see why he is an up-and-coming dynasty player.
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One of the most glorious things about MLB is when a GM will say something like, “(Player’s name) wasn’t quite ready yet to be promoted, and we didn’t want to be aggressive with him, and have him suffer a setback in his development. The organization believes he’s getting close to a promotion now, and he […]
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As you might’ve heard on our last podcast, August 15th is the target date for when teams can call up prospects and have just the right amount of service time manipulation. The Goldilocks of service time manipulation. See, prospects cannot exceed 45 days in the majors and be eligible for the Rookie of the Year […]
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We’re deep, deep, deep, and these guys might not be playable. The top 100 outfielders for 2025 fantasy baseball are your flyers in most leagues, and your 5th and 6th outfielders in deep leagues. Keep in mind, we have NL-Only rankings, and AL-Only rankings. If you have no need for these outfielders in your league, think […]
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1. 3B Matt Shaw | 23 | AAA | 2025
He’s still listed at third base because that’s what he played this year, but Shaw is probably ticketed for the outfield with Isaac Paredes at the hot corner under team control through 2027. No reason he can’t contribute some infield innings here and there, which might be a better fit for his skillset anyway. In 121 games across two levels this year, Shaw slashed .284/.379/.488 with 21 home runs and 31 stolen bases despite a pretty slow start to the season. The 13th overall pick in 2023, he improved throughout the season, played better in AAA than AA and earned a shot to make the opening day roster but might get caught in the wash of Chicago’s off-season machinations. Probably should’ve been part of the team this year, too.
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It’s tricky business reacting to spring training outcomes. Veterans are working on their game, treating reps like practice, while youngsters and journeymen are striving to make a good impression. That doesn’t negate all the outcomes, of course, but I feel a little silly reading sentences about how a player looks based on a week of half-games, and I feel even sillier writing them. Nonetheless, playing time is up for grabs, and small samples or not, guys are proving themselves worthy (or unworthy) of season-opening opportunities, so we can’t just play ostrich and ignore the new realities revealing themselves.
If you’ve been around a while, you know I’m not crazy about Brayan Rocchio. SS Angel Martinez is my preferred pick among Cleveland’s options at shortstop, and he’s in a heavenly rhythm right now, batting .529 with two homers and a triple. Rocchio is hitting .118. Both players have 19 plate appearances. Would be a pretty big upset in the echo chamber if Martinez claims the gig, but I doubt the Guardians see it that way. Here’s a link to a story by Jesus Cano on mlb.com that details the changes Martinez made heading into 2024.
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76. Reds RHP Chase Petty | 20 | AA | 2024
The 26th overall pick in 2021, Petty enjoyed a breakout season in 2023, recording a 1.73 ERA in 68 innings across two levels where he was younger than his competitors by 3.1 years and 4.3 years on average. At 6 ‘1” 190 lbs, Petty features a wipeout slider and demonstrates an aptitude for spin that portends well for his year-over-year development.
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Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2024 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. RHP Cade Horton | 22 | AA | 2024
Horton heard his name during the seventh overall pick in the 2022 Rule 4 draft, and he’s been making noise ever since. In 21 games across three levels this season, he pitched 88.1 innings and recorded 117 strikeouts with a 1.00 WHIP and a 2.65 ERA. Word around the north side is that they’ll be extremely active in free agency, and it’s hard to disagree after seeing the cash they’re shelling out for new manager Craig Counsell, but I hope they only block Horton for legitimate rotation options. I think he could win a spot out of spring training if they’d let him.
Please, blog, may I have some more?I finally saw the Mario movie last night, which my family could do because I subscribed to Peacock to watch seven innings of the Futures Game, so . . . good work on that one, MLB.
In other good-move news: Rays 1B Curtis Mead is in the majors today. We’d be short-sighted to assume he’s going to play regularly going forward, but the team needs a spark, and Mead’s all-fields approach and excellent plate skills (12.8-to-14.7 percent walk-to-strikeout rate) give the club another tough out in a solid lineup.
Mead went for $6 in the CBS AL-Only Analysts League. I have zero dollars and could’ve really used him but feel pretty good about landing a $0 Davis Schneider. I’m in first place and trying to win a second-straight championship there but have been dealt a series of body blows these past few weeks. Josh Bell and Jake Burger got traded out from under me. I also have Tyler Wells and Taj Bradley on that team. Not a recipe for success in an Only: losing four key pieces in the same week. With the two free roster spots, I added Red Sox 3B Luis Urias and Royals LHP Cole Ragans for zero dollars. I was a bit surprised they were free, but it’s late, and there were a ton of guys to bid on in that run. I really like Ragans, though. Great get for the Royals in the Aroldis Chapman trade.
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