Chicago Cubs catcher Moises Ballesteros is out of the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins. Ballesteros will head to the bench after going 0-for-4 during his MLB debut on Tuesday. The rookie catcher is likely out of the lineup due to the fact the Cubs are facing left-hander Ryan Weathers in this one. Ballesteros figures to see regular playing time at designated hitter against right-handed pitching. Carson Kelly will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup versus Weathers on Wednesday. Ballesteros should be back in the lineup after this one and is worth an add in deep leagues.

Marquee Sports Network's Bruce Levine reported Monday that Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros is expected to be called up to likely start in Tuesday's game against the Marlins. This will be a corresponding move as Ian Happ (oblique) gets placed on the injured list with an oblique issue. The 21-year-old Ballesteros is the Cubs No. 4 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. He has crushed the baseball this season with Triple-A Iowa, slashing .368/.420/.522 with four home runs, 18 RBI, and three stolen bases in 150 plate appearances. Ballesteros has produced high batting averages and slugging percentages throughout his career, making him an intriguing fantasy player at a weak position. Fantasy managers may not want to pick him up right away without seeing him in big-league action, but they should keep a close eye on his first few games.

Chicago Cubs catchingprospect Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-4 on Sunday for Triple-A Iowa, giving him back-to-back multi-hit effortsas he continuesto maintain a superb .368/.420/.522 slashline at the highest level of the minors. There still isn't a path to at-bats in the majors for the 5-foot-8 backstop, but hisbat keeps pushing for a big league debut, which is currently estimated to happen sometime in June. When that happens, if the left-handed slugger can find regular ABs then he could prove to be a viablefantasy asset, not only because of his offensive prowess, but because he would be doing so in a potent Cubs offense. He could become one of the top prospect stashes the closer it gets to June, especially in NL-only and two-catcher leagues, so make sure to stay on top of any updates in that regard.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros has continued to swing a hot bat at Triple-A and is making a strong case for an early-season MLB debut. The 21-year-old saw his incredible 19-game hitting streak come to an end on May 4 when he went 0-for-3 with a walk. During his impressive hitting streak, the backstop posted a .447/.500/.671 slash line with five doubles and four long balls. He only struck out four times over this 21-game stretch. Through his first 28 games of the Triple-A regular season, the No.4-ranked prospect in the Cubs system has held a stellar .381/.437/.566 slash line with seven doubles, four home runs, and a 13:11 K:BB. Even though the Cubs do not have a clear spot for him on the MLB roster, with Carson Kelly swinging a hot bat behind the dish and Seiya Suzuki serving as the everyday DH, fantasy managers in deeper formats should consider stashing him as he could receive the call in the coming weeks.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros is scorching-hot at the plate, blasting two home runs in a 2-for-5 day at the plate on Wednesday for Triple-A Iowa while recording three RBI and two runs scored in the process. The home runs extended his current hit streak to 16 games, with 10 of those going down as multi-hit performances, and the 21-year-old is hitting a sweltering .402 for the year along with an otherworldly 1.078 OPS. Ballesteros was seemingly white-hot all of last season as well, but he never got the call, and there isn't much more he can prove at the plate, so it looks like he's out to force his way onto the major-league roster. If you've been stashing him, continue to do so, because the call could come any time now.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros came into this past weekend hitting .377, but as high as that was, he managed to raise his batting average 37 points to .414 by the time Sunday's games were over. The 21-year-old went 7-for-10 over the weekend and walked more than he struck out (3:1 BB:K). The OPS now stands at a sizzling 1.061 with a .476 wOBA and 183 wRC+. The Venezuelan backstop now owns a 14-game hit streak, has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games, and has recorded multiple hits in 12 of 22 contests. If it were any other team, Ballesteros would probably be in the majors, but both the Cubs' catchers, their first baseman, and their DH are all hitting well, so there isn't a path to at-bats at the moment. Still, it shouldn't be long until he gets the call, with RotoBaller estimating a June timeframe.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros continuesto rake against Triple-A pitching, currently riding an 11-game hit streak, which includes six multi-hit performances. The diminutive backstop now has a staggering .377/.430/.558 slash line over the first 19 games of the season, but it's just the most recentimpressive display of hitting that he's put on at every stop in the minor leagues as he's climbed the ladder. Still only 21 years old, the left-handed slugger has outshone more advanced competition at every turn and has nothing left to prove offensively in the minors. If not for Carson Kelly's renaissance for the Cubs, we may have already seen Ballesteros in the big leagues, but it is just a matter of time now. Managers in deep leagues and two-catcher formats need to keep an eye on any rumblings of a promotion, as the Venezuelan could provide an instant offensive boost upon his debut.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros has continued to swing a hot bat at Triple-A. The young backstop is currently riding an impressive nine-game hitting streak. During this stretch, Ballesteros has posted a stellar .515/.575/.788 slash line with three doubles and two home runs. He has also added five RBI and seven runs. The 21-year-old received a 68-game taste of Triple-A last summer and performed quite well, holding a .281/.340/.454 line with 15 doubles and 10 home runs. It is a great sign to see Ballesteros carry this success into the 2025 campaign. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his production as he could push for an earlier-than-expected MLB debut this summer. For now, he is worth stashing in deeper NL-only formats.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros went 4-for-5 with a double and two home runs during their contest against Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday. These were Ballesteros' first two long balls of the Triple-A regular season. During this impressive six-game hitting streak, the young backstop has posted a stellar .522/.577/.870 slash line. Through the first 14 games of the Iowa Cubs' regular season, the 21-year-old has swung a hot bat, holding a .379/.419/.586 slash line. Last summer, Ballesteros received his first taste of Triple-A and enjoyed similar production as he posted a .281/.340/.454 line with 15 doubles and 10 home runs across 68 games. Fantasy managers should expect the No. 66-ranked prospect in baseball to debut later this summer.

Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base on Tuesday for Triple-A Iowa. It was the diminutive backstop's third multi-hit performance in seven games so far this season, now slashing .300/.344/.433 on the season, seemingly picking up right where he left off last season. He hasn't hit a home run yet after belting 19 last season, but with two steals in 2025, he's already surpassed last season's total. Unlike last season, however, the left-handed hitter doesn't have an apparent path to at-bats with both major league catchers hitting well, as is the Cubs' DH and first baseman, which would have been his alternatives. Nevertheless, the Venezuelan has hit at every stop in the minors and usually against pitchers much older than him. Still only 21, expect the Cubs fourth-ranked prospect to debut sometime in 2025 and could be viable for fantasy if he somehow earns regular at-bats.