Willson Contreras gets the call to Chicago

Nope, this is not a drill. REPEAT: NOT A DRILL. According to multiple reports, the Chicago Cubs are promoting catching prospect Willson Contreras from Triple-A. He’s worth stashing in fantasy formats of any shape and size, unless you already happen to have a non-terrible backstop on your roster.

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Contreras has been scorching-hot all season at Iowa, slashing .350/.439/.591 with nine homers, 28 extra-base hits, 40 runs scored and 43 RBIs. He’s bringing a 20-game hitting streak with him to the big leagues, too. Contreras raked at Double-A Tennessee last season, hitting .333/.413/.478 over 126 games, so we know the bat is legit.

How often will he actually play for the Cubs, while vets Miguel Montero and David Ross are both healthy? Yeah, OK, that’s a very good question.

Contreras arrives as a part-timer, but he’s almost certainly the best hitter among Chicago’s trio of catchers. Montero is batting .210 for the season and just .185 in June. It’s awfully tough to imagine the Cubs calling up Contreras simply to sit and watch. Ross will obviously continue to caddie for Jon Lester, but it won’t be much of a surprise if the 24-year-old poaches a few of Montero’s assignments.

Again, if you’ve been dissatisfied with the year-to-date performance of your fantasy catcher (as most of us have), then give Contreras a look. He’s a potential impact bat, available in 85 percent of Yahoo leagues as of this writing. He’ll get his first taste of big league pitching in a weekend series against Pittsburgh.