Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage on the path to a big league debut this season
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The Toronto Blue Jays took Trey Yesavage as their the 20th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. With four plus pitches and a towering release point, the big right-hander has become one of the fastest risers in his draft class.
Yesavage has a bulldog mentality on the bump and brings a physical presence at 6-foot-4, 225 pounds. After 11 career minor-league starts, the Blue Jays promoted Yesavage to Double A, and his climb may not end there.
Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage on the path to a big league debut this season
Less than a year removed from his draft, Yesavage is on a path to a big-league debut, one that could come as early as this season.
«If he continues to dominate performance-wise, in tandem with consistent routines and progress with his priority goals, then it's not out of the question,» Blue Jays player development director Joe Sclafani said. «It's our group's job to think long term and put him in the best position to succeed, but Trey will ultimately be the driver of those decisions.»
Yesavage's raw stuff was big-league ready the day the Jays drafted him. His fastball and splitter graded out well above average, internally, compared to big-league offerings.
The slider was solid and there was hope in the curveball. Sitting in college stadiums, 100 feet behind the plate, area scout Coulson Barbiche couldn't fathom how batters stood in the box against Yesavage's tumbling deliveries.
Every pitch comes out of the same point, the righty's arm reaching far above his head for the type of high release batters rarely see.
«There's always things guys can improve upon,» Barbiche said. «But I think he was darn near ready-made, you know, as a package.»
Yesavage posted a 2.43 ERA in seven Low-A starts, then a 1.56 mark in four outings for High A once weather stabilized in Vancouver.
Meeting promotions with continued brilliance, the Blue Jays turned to more specific challenges for the 21-year-old.
«I like the fact that we're being aggressive with him,» Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. «Moving him up. I think he has the stuff to do so.»
«If you threw him in the big leagues right now, he could probably compete,» Sclafani said. «At the very least, he could probably compete.»
Yesavage has ticked many boxes in just 12 minor-league starts. If he can cross off the last few, and the Blue Jays need him, the big leagues will be waiting.
«He's definitely opened some eyes here, for sure,» Schneider said. «The stuff is real. So we'll see how it goes at each level.»
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| Yes | 58 | 42.6 % |
| No | 35 | 25.7 % |
| Too early to tell | 43 | 31.6 % |
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