Fantasy Baseball Outlooks for Jac Caglianone, Cole Young and Jacob Melton

It's been a busy weekend for MLB prospect callups, and we need to go over a couple of them before the new fantasy baseball week kicks in.

Let's discuss the fantasy outlooks for Jac Caglianone, Cole Young and Jacob Melton.

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Caglianone Called up by Royals

Caglianone is reportedly being called up by the Royals.

He is the No. 10 prospect in all of baseball, and was just drafted last summer. Caglianone was the No. 6 pick overall, bats and throws left-handed, is 22 years old, stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 250 pounds.

Across 29 games at High-A last summer, he had just a .241 average and .302 on-base percentage. Caglianone took off this season across 50 games at Double-A and Triple-A.

He had a .322 average and .389 OBP, along with 56 RBIs, 41 runs scored, two stolen bases, 24 walks and 46 strikeouts. Caglianone posted 64 hits, including 15 home runs and nine doubles.

Caglianone absolutely was on fire in Double-A across 38 games, and kept raking at Triple-A, so Kansas City just decided to call him up now. He not only gets to make his MLB debut now, but he joins a team that will fight for a playoff spot, which is a nice bonus for a prospect.

The first baseman/outfielder is graded as a 60 overall player, with a 70 mark for his power, a 60 for his arm, 50s for hitting and fielding and 40 for running.

Across his 50 games in the minor leagues this season, Caglianone has played first base 32 times, right field 11 times, left field twice and been a designated hitter on four occasions.

Vinnie Pasquantino has been the regular first baseman for KC, making 39 appearances there. Hunter Renfroe leads the Royals with 33 appearances in right field, but he was just released by the team - that's probably where Caglianone will slot in most often to start his career.

Jonathan India has the most appearances in left field, with Drew Waters, Mark Canha and MJ Melendez also appearing double-digit times there. Pasquantino and Salvador Perez have been used most often as the team's DH. 

Caglianone being after to play three slots in the field should keep him in the lineup daily, even if he's moving around the field a bit. If he's hitting, the Royals will keep him in the big leagues and find ways to get him into the lineup.

He's already owned in 35% of fantasy leagues, and that number is going to skyrocket on Monday, and when he actually gets called up. I'd already call Caglianone a must-add fantasy hitter in deeper setups. I think most standard league owners should add him now as well.

He's a highly-regarded prospect and can absolutely mash at the plate. Caglianone can be a star and help power fantasy teams to success. That makes him a player to add in all leagues before he even steps onto the big league field.

At the very least, I'm stashing Caglianone for a week or so in all leagues. He's simply got too much upside to not take a chance on. 

Young Makes MLB Debut

Young was called up by the Mariners over the weekend. He's the No. 43 prospect in all of baseball.

He's graded as a 55-overall prospect. Young has a 60 grade for his hitting, 55s in running and fielding, a 50-graded arm and a 45 mark for his power.

The 21-year-old middle infielder bats left-handed, throws right-handed and was drafted 21st overall in the 2022 MLB Draft. Young is 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds.

He's played in 321 minor league games over four seasons, and sits with a .279 average and .388 OBP. Young has 343 total hits, including 27 home runs, 73 doubles and 17 triples. He also has 159 RBIs, 53 stolen bases, 215 runs scored, 194 walks and 213 strikeouts.

Young made his MLB debut on Saturday - he batted eighth. He also batted eighth on Sunday. Young was the second baseman for both contests.

Across five plate appearances, he has a single, a walk, an RBI, no runs scored but also no strikeouts. He had a walk-off fielder's choice in his MLB debut. It's nothing crazy yet, but seeing him get on base a couple times and not strikeout yet is a positive.

J.P. Crawford holds down the shortstop position most days for Seattle, so Young is going to get his playing time at second base most often. 

The Seattle lineup isn't the best, and where he's hit the first two games of his MLB career doesn't give Young the best fantasy outlook. However, as another highly-regarded prospect, he's a guy to keep close tabs on.

Young is rostered in 7% of fantasy leagues right now, and that number needs to grow as the new fantasy week kicks in. Even him being a top-50 prospect makes Young a player to add in a lot of deeper redraft leagues.

If you aren't super interested in adding Young, I'd still add and stash him in most deeper redraft leagues. At least see what the youngster is capable of over the next week or so. If he flops, then you can drop him for someone else, but there's a chance he takes off right away, and I wouldn't want to miss out on a highly-regarded prospect - he could change your fantasy fortunes in a deeper league.

Being that he's ranked so highly as a prospect, Young is a player for all fantasy owners to keep tabs on. There's a chance he becomes a daily fantasy starter in short order, and you don't want to miss out on him. We'll keep a close eye on Young and see if he takes off at any point.

Melton Lands in Houston

Melton is the No. 2 prospect for the Astros, but isn't ranked in the top-100 prospects. He's still highly regarded and worth discussing from a fantasy perspective.

He's graded as a 50-overall prospect, with 60s for his running and fielding. Melton has a 50 grade for power and his arm, while having a 45 for his hitting. The 24-year-old outfielder was drafted 64th overall in the 2022 MLB Draft, bats and throws left-handed, stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 208 pounds.

Melton has logged 244 games at the minor league level over the past four years. He has a .251 average and .328 OBP. Melton has 236 hits (52 doubles, three triples, 44 home runs), 164 runs scored, 129 RBIs, 84 stolen bases, 105 walks and 244 strikeouts.

Melton started in center field and batted eighth for the Astros on Sunday. He was taking on a right-handed pitcher, so it will be interesting to see if he also starts against lefties.

Melton had an up-and-down MLB debut on Sunday. He singled for his first big league hit, but also struck out twice.

While not being a top-100 prospect, he's still ranked high for the Astros, so he's worth keeping tabs on as a fantasy asset. He's rostered in just 2% of leagues synced here at FantasySP right now.

I think Melton is worth adding in a handful of deeper redraft leagues right now. He's more of a stash-and-see player than someone who I'd immediately throw into my starting lineup though.

At a stacked fantasy position, Melton is going to need to deliver big results to even be rostered in all deeper leagues, let alone any standard leagues. He's a player to keep tabs on, but Caglianone and Young should be the higher priority prospect bats you're after as the new week starts.