Cubs top prospect breaks silence on swirling trade rumors

The Chicago Cubs person a 1 crippled lead complete nan Milwaukee Brewers going into nan waste and acquisition deadline. They could beryllium fierce to effort and propulsion distant successful nan National League Central.

The Cubs person a heavy workplace strategy and whitethorn consciousness nan request to capitalize connected this season, knowing they could suffer Kyle Tucker successful free agency. They person holes successful nan starting rotation and whitethorn request to portion pinch an elite imaginable successful bid to onshore an elite starter. Their apical prospect, Owen Caissie, could beryllium dealt astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

Caissie is nan No. 43 wide imaginable successful baseball. The Cubs would person to beryllium getting a controllable, prima subordinate if they are going to portion ways pinch him. Caissie said connected his sanction being floated successful waste and acquisition rumors.

"I don’t person Twitter, truthful I don’t cheque that worldly astatine all," Caissie said, per Nightengale. "I ne'er really paid attraction to that stuff, and I’m not going to commencement now. Playing GM isn’t a bully thought because you ne'er cognize what’s going to happen.

"I’m conscionable going to show up astatine nan ballpark each time pinch a grin connected my look and conscionable effort to beryllium nan champion I tin be."

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Caissie has a .278/.386/.575 slash statement successful Triple-A this season. Trading him would beryllium a immense consequence if nan squad loses Tucker connected nan Open Market. Caissie would beryllium nan evident replacement successful nan outfield if Tucker leaves.

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