| AB | 472 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .278 |
| OBP | .375 |
| SLG | .472 |
| HR | 19 |
- Full name Owen Andrew Caissie
- Born 07/08/2002 in Burlington, ON, Canada
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Notre Dame
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Drafted in the 2nd round (45th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2020 (signed for $1,200,004).
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Like Caissie’s Canadian counterpart, David Calabrese, Caissie is young for the 2020 draft class and doesn’t turn 18 until July. Originally a member of the 2021 class, Caissie offers exciting upside with a 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame and power potential from the left side. Caissie’s power potential is his biggest attribute. He was one of the leaders in exit velocity at Prep Baseball Report’s Super 60 Showcase and has plus raw power and homered against pro pitching with Canada’s Junior National Team before the 2020 season was shut down. Caissie has a handsy swing, but he’s also shown some significant swing-and-miss concerns, albeit against better pitching than almost any 17-year-old will have to face. He’s athletic with plenty of room to fill out, and while he’s managed plus 60-yard dash times, most scouts think he’s more average underway and has a corner outfield profile. Caissie is committed to Michigan.
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Organization Prospect Rankings
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BA Grade/Risk: 55/High.
Track Record: Caissie’s prodigious power earned him notice on Canada’s junior national team. The Padres selected him 45th overall in 2020, signed him for $1.2 million and shipped him to the Cubs as a part of the package for Yu Darvish that December. Caissie enjoyed two strong seasons to begin his professional career before breaking out in Double-A as a 20-year-old in 2023 by hitting .289/.398/.519 in 120 games. He spent the entire 2024 season at Triple-A Iowa, slashing .278/.375/.472 with a 28.4% strikeout rate that was the lowest of his career.
Scouting Report: Caissie is a tall, athletic slugger who is also surprisingly toolsy. A Three True Outcomes hitter—45% of his plate appearances ended with a walk, strikeout or home run in 2024—his contact skills took a step forward in 2024. Caissie saw gains in both overall and in-zone contact rates, while employing a more aggressive approach at the plate. Handling velocity isn’t an issue for Caissie, who produced a .203 isolated slugging against pitches at 94 mph and faster. He shows swing-and-miss tendencies against breaking and offspeed pitches, but he shows the ability to adjust to high and low locations and does above-average-or-better damage against all pitch types. Caissie’s power is his standout skill. He features some of the best exit velocity data in the minor leagues. He also shows an ability to find the barrel with consistency, making lots of hard contact in the air. His all-fields approach and plus raw power allow him to hit balls out to all parts of the ballpark. An above-average runner, Caissie projects to steal 10-15 bases a year and is a strong defender on an outfield corner with an above-average arm.
The Future: Caissie has a robust set of tools for a slugger and could develop into a middle-of-the-order threat with the ability to play average or better outfield defense. He should debut for the Cubs in 2025.
Scouting Grades Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 55 | Fielding: 55 | Arm: 55 -
BA Grade: 55/High
Track Record: Caissie stood out for his premium power on Canada’s junior national team and was drafted 45th overall by the Padres in 2020. The Padres signed him for just over $1.2 million and traded him to the Cubs six months later as part of a five-player package for Yu Darvish. Caissie moved quickly through the low minors and opened 2023 as Canada’s starting right fielder in the World Baseball Classic, where he hit a 427-foot home run off the batter’s eye at Chase Field. He carried his success into the regular season at Double-A Tennessee and finished in the top five in the Southern League in hits (147), doubles (31), home runs (22), RBIs (84) and OPS (.917).
Scouting Report: Caissie is a tall, long-limbed lefthanded hitter who is starting to fill out his frame. He makes thunderous contact with his natural leverage and strength and sends towering drives out to all fields. He generates plus power with little effort and posts some of the highest exit velocities in professional baseball. Caissie’s power is enormous, but he must make more contact to get to it. He struggles to be on time with his long limbs and goes through stretches where he strikes out prodigiously. His 164 strikeouts were third-most in the Southern League and he owns a 30% career strikeout rate. Caissie knows the strike zone and has flashed the ability to adjust in spurts, but must be more consistent to be even a fringy hitter. Caissie moves well for his size and is an above-average runner underway. He has improved to become an average defender in right field and has a plus arm that yielded 10 outfield assists in 2023.
The Future: Caissie has the power to be a middle-of-the-order force if he makes enough contact. Cutting his strikeouts will be a focus at Triple-A Iowa in 2024.
Scouting Grades Hit: 40 | Power: 60 | Run: 55 | Field: 55 | Arm: 60 -
BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
Track Record: Caissie showcased huge power for Canada's junior national team, including hitting a home run off the batter's eye in a spring training exhibition against minor leaguers, and was drafted 45th overall by the Padres in 2020. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish six months later, and he quickly emerged as the best prospect the Cubs received in the deal. Cassie made his full-season debut at High-A South Bend in 2022 and started slowly, but he rebounded to post an .811 OPS from May through the end of the season and helped South Bend win the Midwest League championship.
Scouting Report: Caissie stands a tall, projectable 6-foot-4 and has plenty of room to fill out his frame. His natural strength and leverage give him above-average power to all fields, and he gets to it with an easy, low-effort swing. Caissie's swing can get long and slow at times, but he puts together high-quality at-bats, swings at the right pitches and makes enough contact to project to be an average hitter. Caissie was previously raw in the outfield due to a lack of game experience, but has improved his routes and reads and now has a chance to be an average defender. His average speed and above-average arm profile best in right field.
The Future: Caissie projects to be an everyday, power-hitting corner outfielder as long as he continues to make strength gains. He'll head to Double-A Tennessee in 2023.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 50. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55 -
Track Record: Caissie starred for the Canada’s junior national team and rose to prominence as a high school senior when he hit a home run off Double-A pitcher Conner Overton that hit the batter’s eye at the Blue Jays spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for $1.2 million, then traded him to the Cubs six months later as one of five players for Yu Darvish. Almost immediately, Caissie emerged as the best prospect in the Darvish trade. His power earned comparisons to Joey Gallo’s during extended spring training and he rampaged through the Arizona Complex League with a 1.074 OPS. He finished the year with a promotion to Low-A Myrtle Beach.
Scouting Report: Caissie has the most power in the Cubs system and gets to it with remarkable ease. He has a compact, powerful lefthanded swing and keeps his barrel in the zone a long time. The ball jumps off his bat with his natural strength and leverage and frequently clears 400 feet to both his pull side and the opposite field. He puts together quality at-bats, keeps a good direction in his swing and controls the strike zone enough to project to be an average hitter with 35-plus home run power. Caissie is less refined defensively. He’s a below-average right fielder who struggles with high fly balls and is short on game experience. He’s a good athlete and hard worker and should improve in time. He has above-average arm strength.
The Future: Caissie checks all the boxes of a future middle-of-the-order run producer. His bat may allow him to rise quickly through the minors.
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TRACK RECORD: Caissie starred as the top power hitter on Canada's junior national team and generated buzz in the spring when he hit a home run over the batter's eye at the Blue Jays' spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for just over $1.2 million to forgo a Michigan commitment. Caissie briefly played at the Padres alternate training site, but he got hit by a pitch on the elbow at the start of instructional league and missed most of the fall. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish after the season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Caissie is a big lefthanded hitter with plus raw power and room to add even more strength. He posts some of the top exit velocities and longest home run distances in every environment he plays. Caissie's swing can get long and he is prone to striking out, but when he gets a fastball over the plate he crushes it. He is a hard worker who spends every free moment in the batting cage. Caissie is much more raw defensively. He has average speed and an average arm, but he's not comfortable with high fly balls and is still learning proper footwork.
THE FUTURE: Caissie has the power for 30-plus home runs if he can make enough contact. His pro debut awaits in 2021.
Draft Prospects
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Caissie is young for the 2020 draft class, like fellow Canadian counterpart David Calabrese, and doesn’t turn 18 until July. Originally a member of the 2021 draft class, Caissie offers exciting upside with a 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame and power potential from the left side. He was one of the leaders in exit velocity at Prep Baseball Report’s Super 60 Showcase and has plus raw power. He showed he could get to that power against pro pitching playing for Canada’s Junior National Team this spring before the season shut down. Caissie has a handsy swing and makes loud contact when he connects, but he’s shown some significant swing-and-miss concerns, albeit against better pitching than most 17-year-olds face. He's athletic with plenty of room to fill out. While he’s managed plus 60-yard dash times, most scouts think he’s more of an average runner underway and will end up playing the corner outfield. Caissie is committed to Michigan.
Minor League Top Prospects
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Drafted by the Padres in 2020 and traded to the Cubs that offseason as part of the return for Yu Darvish, Caissie made a loud statement as one of the best hitters in Arizona before a late-August promotion to Low-A Myrtle Beach. Caissie stands out for his approach at the plate, with feel to hit, a compact bat path and ability to use the whole field. He can hit breaking pitches and projects to have plus power. ”The way he can go oppo with damage is super impressive for his young age,” Cubs manager Lance Rymel said, “and he has a great baseball mind. He loves the game. No one will work harder.” Caissie is an average runner with an average arm, projecting to be able to handle either corner outfield position.
Top 100 Rankings
Scouting Reports
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BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
Track Record: Caissie showcased huge power for Canada's junior national team, including hitting a home run off the batter's eye in a spring training exhibition against minor leaguers, and was drafted 45th overall by the Padres in 2020. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish six months later, and he quickly emerged as the best prospect the Cubs received in the deal. Cassie made his full-season debut at High-A South Bend in 2022 and started slowly, but he rebounded to post an .811 OPS from May through the end of the season and helped South Bend win the Midwest League championship.
Scouting Report: Caissie stands a tall, projectable 6-foot-4 and has plenty of room to fill out his frame. His natural strength and leverage give him above-average power to all fields, and he gets to it with an easy, low-effort swing. Caissie's swing can get long and slow at times, but he puts together high-quality at-bats, swings at the right pitches and makes enough contact to project to be an average hitter. Caissie was previously raw in the outfield due to a lack of game experience, but has improved his routes and reads and now has a chance to be an average defender. His average speed and above-average arm profile best in right field.
The Future: Caissie projects to be an everyday, power-hitting corner outfielder as long as he continues to make strength gains. He'll head to Double-A Tennessee in 2023.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 50. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55 -
BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
Track Record: Caissie showcased huge power for Canada's junior national team, including hitting a home run off the batter's eye in a spring training exhibition against minor leaguers, and was drafted 45th overall by the Padres in 2020. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish six months later, and he quickly emerged as the best prospect the Cubs received in the deal. Cassie made his full-season debut at High-A South Bend in 2022 and started slowly, but he rebounded to post an .811 OPS from May through the end of the season and helped South Bend win the Midwest League championship.
Scouting Report: Caissie stands a tall, projectable 6-foot-4 and has plenty of room to fill out his frame. His natural strength and leverage give him above-average power to all fields, and he gets to it with an easy, low-effort swing. Caissie's swing can get long and slow at times, but he puts together high-quality at-bats, swings at the right pitches and makes enough contact to project to be an average hitter. Caissie was previously raw in the outfield due to a lack of game experience, but has improved his routes and reads and now has a chance to be an average defender. His average speed and above-average arm profile best in right field.
The Future: Caissie projects to be an everyday, power-hitting corner outfielder as long as he continues to make strength gains. He'll head to Double-A Tennessee in 2023.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 50. Fielding: 45. Arm: 55 -
BA Grade: 55/High
Track Record: Caissie starred for the Canada's junior national team and rose to prominence as a high school senior when he hit a home run off Double-A pitcher Conner Overton that hit the batter's eye at the Blue Jays spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for $1.2 million, then traded him to the Cubs six months later as one of five players for Yu Darvish. Almost immediately, Caissie emerged as the best prospect in the Darvish trade. His power earned comparisons to Joey Gallo's during extended spring training and he rampaged through the Arizona Complex League with a 1.074 OPS. He finished the year with a promotion to Low-A Myrtle Beach.
Scouting Report: Caissie has the most power in the Cubs system and gets to it with remarkable ease. He has a compact, powerful lefthanded swing and keeps his barrel in the zone a long time. The ball jumps off his bat with his natural strength and leverage and frequently clears 400 feet to both his pull-side and the opposite field. He puts together quality at-bats, keeps a good direction in his swing and controls the strike zone enough to project to be an average hitter with 35-plus home run power. Caissie is less refined defensively. He's a below-average right fielder who struggles with high fly balls and is short on game experience. He's a good athlete and hard worker and should improve in time. He has above-average arm strength.
The Future: Caissie checks all the boxes of a future middle-of-the-order run producer. His bat may allow him to rise quickly through the minors.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 65. Speed: 50. Fielding: 40. Arm: 55. -
Track Record: Caissie starred for the Canada’s junior national team and rose to prominence as a high school senior when he hit a home run off Double-A pitcher Conner Overton that hit the batter’s eye at the Blue Jays spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for $1.2 million, then traded him to the Cubs six months later as one of five players for Yu Darvish. Almost immediately, Caissie emerged as the best prospect in the Darvish trade. His power earned comparisons to Joey Gallo’s during extended spring training and he rampaged through the Arizona Complex League with a 1.074 OPS. He finished the year with a promotion to Low-A Myrtle Beach.
Scouting Report: Caissie has the most power in the Cubs system and gets to it with remarkable ease. He has a compact, powerful lefthanded swing and keeps his barrel in the zone a long time. The ball jumps off his bat with his natural strength and leverage and frequently clears 400 feet to both his pull side and the opposite field. He puts together quality at-bats, keeps a good direction in his swing and controls the strike zone enough to project to be an average hitter with 35-plus home run power. Caissie is less refined defensively. He’s a below-average right fielder who struggles with high fly balls and is short on game experience. He’s a good athlete and hard worker and should improve in time. He has above-average arm strength.
The Future: Caissie checks all the boxes of a future middle-of-the-order run producer. His bat may allow him to rise quickly through the minors.
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Drafted by the Padres in 2020 and traded to the Cubs that offseason as part of the return for Yu Darvish, Caissie made a loud statement as one of the best hitters in Arizona before a late-August promotion to Low-A Myrtle Beach. Caissie stands out for his approach at the plate, with feel to hit, a compact bat path and ability to use the whole field. He can hit breaking pitches and projects to have plus power. ”The way he can go oppo with damage is super impressive for his young age,” Cubs manager Lance Rymel said, “and he has a great baseball mind. He loves the game. No one will work harder.” Caissie is an average runner with an average arm, projecting to be able to handle either corner outfield position. -
TRACK RECORD: Caissie starred as the top power hitter on Canada's junior national team and generated buzz in the spring when he hit a home run over the batter's eye at the Blue Jays' spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for just over $1.2 million to forgo a Michigan commitment. Caissie briefly played at the Padres alternate training site, but he got hit by a pitch on the elbow at the start of instructional league and missed most of the fall. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish after the season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Caissie is a big lefthanded hitter with plus raw power and room to add even more strength. He posts some of the top exit velocities and longest home run distances in every environment he plays. Caissie's swing can get long and he is prone to striking out, but when he gets a fastball over the plate he crushes it. He is a hard worker who spends every free moment in the batting cage. Caissie is much more raw defensively. He has average speed and an average arm, but he's not comfortable with high fly balls and is still learning proper footwork.
THE FUTURE: Caissie has the power for 30-plus home runs if he can make enough contact. His pro debut awaits in 2021. -
TRACK RECORD: Caissie starred as the top power hitter on Canada's junior national team and generated buzz in the spring when he hit a home run over the batter's eye at the Blue Jays' spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for just over $1.2 million to forgo a Michigan commitment. Caissie briefly played at the Padres alternate training site, but he got hit by a pitch on the elbow at the start of instructional league and missed most of the fall. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish after the season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Caissie is a big lefthanded hitter with plus raw power and room to add even more strength. He posts some of the top exit velocities and longest home run distances in every environment he plays. Caissie's swing can get long and he is prone to striking out, but when he gets a fastball over the plate he crushes it. He is a hard worker who spends every free moment in the batting cage. Caissie is much more raw defensively. He has average speed and an average arm, but he's not comfortable with high fly balls and is still learning proper footwork.
THE FUTURE: Caissie has the power for 30-plus home runs if he can make enough contact. His pro debut awaits in 2021. -
TRACK RECORD: Caissie starred as the top power hitter on Canada's junior national team and generated buzz in the spring when he hit a home run over the batter's eye at the Blue Jays' spring training stadium. The Padres drafted him 45th overall and signed him for just over $1.2 million to forgo a Michigan commitment. Caissie briefly played at the Padres alternate training site, but he got hit by a pitch on the elbow at the start of instructional league and missed most of the fall. The Cubs acquired him as one of five players for Yu Darvish after the season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Caissie is a big lefthanded hitter with plus raw power and room to add even more strength. He posts some of the top exit velocities and longest home run distances in every environment he plays. Caissie's swing can get long and he is prone to striking out, but when he gets a fastball over the plate he crushes it. He is a hard worker who spends every free moment in the batting cage. Caissie is much more raw defensively. He has average speed and an average arm, but he's not comfortable with high fly balls and is still learning proper footwork.
THE FUTURE: Caissie has the power for 30-plus home runs if he can make enough contact. His pro debut awaits in 2021.
Career Transactions
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OF Owen Caissie and assigned to Tennessee Smokies from South Bend Cubs.
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OF Owen Caissie roster status changed by Chicago Cubs.
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OF Owen Caissie roster status changed by Chicago Cubs.
- Canada activated OF Owen Caissie.
- Canada activated OF Owen Caissie.
