Owen Caissie and Nolan McLean Among Thursday's Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Options

It's time for another fantasy baseball waiver wire story.

We won't include anyone who appeared in waiver wire stories from Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and also avoid any starting pitcher streaming options from Thursday's article.

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Should You Add Owen Caissie?

Caissie is on the rise after it was reported that he was getting called up to the big leagues. He's at 12% now and you can expect that to keep growing over the weekend.

Caissie is the No. 45 overall prospect in baseball and will be making his MLB debut when he hits the field. He's expected to play on Thursday against Toronto - he is the highest-drafted Canadian outfielder ever (he went 45th overall in 2020), so it's a great story.

The 23-year-old outfielder is 6-foot-3 and weighs 190 pounds. He throws right-handed and hits from the left side. Caissie has a 55-overall grade, with 60 marks for his power and arm, 50s in running and fielding and a 45 in hitting.

Over 499 career minor league games, Caissie has a .280 average and .384 on-base percentage. He's collected 509 hits, including 81 home runs, 118 doubles and nine triples. Caissie has 298 RBIs, 307 runs scored, 292 walks, 33 stolen bases and 625 strikeouts.

This season in 93 Triple-A games, Caissie is hitting .289 and has a .389 OBP. He's posted 100 hits, including 22 homers, 26 doubles and two triples, while also having 52 RBIs, 69 runs scored, 53 walks, 114 strikeouts and three stolen bases.

There's not much left for the prospect to prove in the minor leagues. He would be in the major leagues already if he was with an organization that needed outfield help.

I'm really curious to see how the Cubs get the outfielder into the lineup. He's only played the outfield or been a designated hitter in the minor leagues.

Kyle Tucker is already in right field, so you can cross that position out. Pete Crow-Armstrong is in center, and while he's struggled of late, it seems unlikely that he'd be benched for a long period. Ian Happ is in left field and is a daily starter. Seiya Suzuki is the regular DH and starts daily.

The Cubs aren't going to call Caissie up to sit on the bench half of the week, so it'll be interesting to see where he slots in. They could rotate him around the outfield and at DH to give those other four some rest, but in a time where the Cubs need as many wins as possible, I'm not sure that's the right move.

Anyways, Caissie is worth an add in some deeper redraft leagues right now. He's not a must-add waiver wire hitter until we know how often he'll play, and if he can deliver at the top level. Everyone needs to keep an eye on him though.

Should You Add Jurickson Profar?

Profar is up 2.16% so far and sits at 63.05% overall now.

Profar had three hits, including a double, on Wednesday, and has 12 hits over his past 11 contests overall. Profar has three homers, two doubles and a triple among those 12 knocks, along with eight RBIs, 12 runs scored, three stolen bases, 12 walks and eight strikeouts.

He's struggled a bit since returning from his 80-game suspension. Profar has a .245 average and .348 OBP over 40 games and 184 plate appearances. He has nine doubles, six homers and a triple among his 39 total knocks, and also has tallied 19 RBIs, 29 runs scored, five stolen bases, 24 walks and 31 strikeouts.

Profar was a top-end fantasy hitter last season, so this season has been a disappointment between the suspension and lower numbers overall. He seems to be picking things up a bit of late, but there's still some inconsistency in his results, usually following a good outing with a hitless one.

He's walking enough of late to offset some lower hit marks, but Profar doesn't seem like a very good standard league add in my eyes. I think he's actually a bit overrated right now, and that his own percentage is a bit high.

He's fine to stream here and there if needed, but there's more than enough fantasy outfielders to go around, meaning there's better options likely available.

Roster and utilize Profar in deeper leagues, but look elsewhere for more steady help in standard leagues.

Should You Add Miguel Andujar?

Andujar got a 1.97% boost and is owned in 11.65% of leagues overall.

He's been in a groove at the plate since August 5, tallying 10 hits since. Andujar has three homers and two doubles among the knocks, along with eight RBIs, seven runs scored, four walks and five strikeouts.

For the season across 70 games and 263 plate appearances, Andujar has a .306 average and .346 OBP. He has 12 doubles, nine home runs and a triple among his 75 total hits, along with 35 RBIs, 29 runs scored, a stolen base, 15 walks and 37 strikeouts.

He's taken his game to another level since being traded to the Reds. Andujar has played third base and in the outfield this season, and that defensive versatility is another plus for him.

Andujar has been overlooked this season, but now that he's playing daily and is hitting cleanup for the Reds, his fantasy outlook is up.

I'm surprised he isn't already owned in more leagues, but that means most of you could add him now if you wanted. He's only worth a deep-league add, but he actually could be a streaming option for a bit in standard leagues too. I just think he'll top out as a better deep-league option in the long run.

Should You Add Tomoyuki Sugano?

Sugano is up 1.48% and is rostered in 32.53% of leagues now.

He'll make an afternoon start against the Mariners, so he's a streaming option. Sugano made a start and got a win against Seattle on June 3. He worked seven innings, allowing a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out five.

Sugano has allowed three or more runs in eight of his 10 starts since then. He's still 4-2 despite having a 5.94 earned run average over that stretch. Sugano has allowed 35 runs (33 earned) on 64 hits and 20 walks over 50 innings in those 10 starts. He's struck out 40 batters along the way.

Seattle is an OK fantasy matchup for a starting pitcher. Sugano has been shaky of late, but because he shut them down earlier in the season, he's a better option than he originally appears.

He might have a bit of a lower fantasy floor and ceiling, but on a weaker day of MLB options, Sugano is worth a stream in a good amount of leagues, and that's for deeper or standard leagues. He's not a must-start guy in deeper leagues though.

Should You Add Nolan McLean?

McLean is up 7.19% and sits at 17.67% overall. He also is getting called up to the big leagues soon. He will make a start against the Mariners on Saturday.

McLean is the No. 37 prospect in baseball. He's 24 years old and is a right-handed pitcher. McLean is 6-foot-2 and weighs 214 pounds.

He has a 55-overall grade, with a 70-graded slider, 55-graded fastball, curveball and cutter and 40-graded changeup - he has a 45 mark for his control.

The 2023 third-round pick is 12-15 over his three-year minor league career. McLean has a 3.10 ERA over 226 2/3 innings, surrendering 175 hits and 94 walks along the way. He's struck out 245 batters and has a .213 average against him.

In 18 starts and 21 appearances at Double-A and Triple-A this season, McLean is 8-5 with a 2.45 ERA over 113 2/3 innings. He's allowed 78 hits and 50 walks, while striking out 127 batters. Opponents are hitting .192 off McLean this season.

Again, Seattle is a pretty average fantasy matchup for a pitcher. The youngster has the advantage as there's not a lot of film available on him, and not many big leaguers have faced him before.

It's always a risk trying to stream a guy making his MLB debut, but as a highly-regarded prospect on the Mets, you can bet McLean will be added and streamed by a good amount of people. Depending on the other options for the day, McLean could end up being a pretty solid option.

I'd prefer to only start him in deeper leagues, but if the other streaming options are limited, then he could work into some standard leagues. Keep a close eye on his results and add him if he turns in a good start and is expected to make another turn through the rotation.