After several days of rumors, the much-anticipated trade for Miami Marlins starter Edward Cabrera was officially completed.
And an alum of the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series was the centerpiece of the return.
23-year-old Canadian-born outfielder Owen Caissie, who we saw at an Ontario Blue Jays Scout Day back in 2019, was dealt from the Chicago Cubs today alongside Cristian Hernandez and Edgardo DeLeon in exchange for the frontline starter.
Caissie, a 2025 Futures Game participant, was drafted in the second round by the San Diego Padres one year after we laid eyes on him, going 45th overall in 2020. After being dealt to the Cubs in another blockbuster deal, he subsequently made a quick ascent through Chicago’s system, hitting .286 with 22 home runs and 55 RBI before earning his first big-league call-up in mid-August, where he appeared in 12 games before a concussion ended his year prematurely.
Considered the No. 47 overall prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Caissie is given 60 grades for both his throwing arm and power at the plate from the left side, which not so coincidentally exactly match the future grades that CEO and FSS founder Jeremy Booth put on him back in 2019.
While projecting then that Caissie would be an everyday big leaguer even back then, Booth wrote at the time that he “has some athletic upside and a quiet demeanor to him that says confidence,” and that at the time Caissie was “a little bit of a project, but when it comes together it’s easy to dream on; .275, 25, 90 with some swing and miss but walks as well. Will learn his zone as he plays and likely be underappreciated at times, but a grinder that helps on both sides of the ball and a winning player,” ultimately comparing him to Bobby Kielty, who enjoyed a seven-year big-league career that concluded with winning a World Series back in 2007.
The trade may also have something of a trickle-up effect in the Marlins rotation that would also involve FSS alums, with NorCal standout and FSS National Tournaments MVP Robby Snelling in line to potentially earn a spot on the staff out of camp.
Since 2003, he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for the Future Stars Series that he's held since 2017, Ashmore currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian.
A regular contributor to Baseball America, Ashmore has worked seven Super Bowls, 12 Stanley Cup Finals, the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,300 games covered in his career.
An avid trading card enthusiast, he lives with his wife, Sarah, their son, future No. 1 overall draft pick in 2042, William, their beloved dog, Bailey, and occasionally well-behaved cat, Smokey.
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