It’s only a matter of time before Jac Caglianone’s name is penciled into a Major League lineup — and not just for a cup of coffee. The 6’5” man-child from Florida isn’t knocking on the door — he’s practically tearing it off the hinges with what he’s done at the Minor League level.

Caglianone has done nothing but smash baseballs the past two months, and at this point, he might not only be the Royals’ new left fielder, but I propose that he becomes the new mascot as well. Slugger, I love you, man. You’ve given me many laughs and smiles, but this is a new era. Plus, I think the name fits Caglianone much better.

He hit .322/.394/.553 with nine homers and 43 RBIs in Double-A with a .946 SLUG in 38 games. Cags got the call-up to Triple-A last week and hasn’t skipped a beat. In five games in Triple-A, he’s hit a homer in four straight games and has five overall, including two homers on Sunday in a 5-3 10th inning W for the Storm Chasers. That is not a typo. That is not a typo. As the kids say, he’s been on a heater, and I can no longer be calm about the Royals’ approach to his call-up.

He’s unlike any Royals prospect I’ve ever seen. Jac Caglianone defines what it means to be a slugger. He’s a one-man demolition crew. He dominated in college and is now making the minor leagues look..minor.

This is a guy who hit 33 bombs as a sophomore and followed it up with 35 in his junior season, all while sitting in the upper 90s on the mound. If Shohei Ohtani hadn’t broken the mold, Caglianone would be the prototype (I doubt the Royals will ever use him as a pitcher, but he has the stuff to do it).

But here’s the thing — the conversation around him isn’t just hype. It’s production. It’s presence. It’s projection. And the truth is, he can make a difference in the Royals lineup right now, especially with how punchless the lineup looks these days. The Royals need him desperately, and I didn’t think I would be able to say that this season. I expected the Royals offense to take a step forward this season, but that has not happened. Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino have started slow, although Pasqautch has begun to heat up in his last 15 games.

Caglianone’s bat speed is ridiculous. His swing is violent but under control, and the power? It’s the kind of power that makes pitching coaches sweat, and fans start recording with their phones before the ball even lands. Sure, the strikeouts are there — he’s not a finished product — but his offensive ceiling is skyscraper-level. And unlike many “power-only” prospects, Jac doesn’t look lost when he’s not hitting the long ball. He finds barrels. He works counts. He’s learning how to win at-bats.

At some point, MLB teams have to stop treating two-way talent like an Ohtani-only experiment and start realizing this is part of the future. Caglianone might not be an ace — and maybe he never needs to be — but as a guy who can give you competitive innings and hit 30+ homers a year? That’s a unicorn. And unicorns don’t belong in AAA or stuck behind “seasoned veterans” hitting .216 against righties and a .288 SLUG.

Jac has 53 RBIs this season. That’s more than anyone in the Minors or the Majors. It’s time to start Caglianone’s Major League career. It’s the perfect storm for him to join the club. He looks unstoppable in the minors and the Royals are struggling to score runs. Their 179 runs scored rank 28th out of 30th in baseball.

The Royals need help. They’ll never admit it but they need help outside of who they already have on the 40-man roster. A player like Michael Massey could see a demotion to Omaha to make room for Jac but it is truly unknown what the move will be. Baseball has always been slow to change, but Jac Caglianone is the player who forces you to speed up. And if the Royals are smart, he’ll join their clubhouse before the end of the week.