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Caissie

Caissie drilled a grand slam and also added an additional solo shot to record his sixth career multi-homer performance. The -year-old outfielder pairs strong plate skills with a smooth left-handed swing, which should enable him to hit for both average and power at the highest level. He holds a strong .275/.375/.478 triple-slash line with 17 homers and nine steals across 114 games this season for Triple-A Iowa.

There are a ton of notable prospects in the latest batch of cuts from Cubs camp, including Shaw, Caissie, Brown and Alcántara. However, the headliner here is Crow-Armstrong, who figured to open the season as Chicago’s starting center fielder. The 21-year-old defensive virtuoso figures to be up shortly, but his roster spot will likely go to Mike Tauchman, who is out of options this spring. Shaw and Caissie are among the top prospects in the organization and figure to make an impact for fantasy managers once they get a shot, which could happen in a few months.

He’s 7-for-15 with three walks this spring. That Caissie struck out 31% of the time in Double-A last year is a problem, but he hit .289 anyway, and he offers ridiculous power potential. The odds are against him being much of a factor in the majors this season, but he’s a strong long-term prospect.

Caissie reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances after taking over for Ian Happ in left field. The 21-year-old top prospect broke out last year with an impressive .918 OPS with 22 homer and seven steals in 528 plate appearances for Double-A Tennessee. He’s a borderline top-50 prospect at the outset of the 2024 campaign and should continue to trend upwards if he keeps mashing in the upper minors.

What a night for the 20-year-old. In the top of the first inning, he smashed a ball over the center field wall for a grand slam. Later in the game, he connected with two more pitches and deposited them over the fence to lead his team to victory. Caissie projects to be a power-hitting corner outfielder but is still a couple years away from debuting in the majors.