Trey Yesavage to represent Toronto Blue Jays at 2025 All-Star Futures Game
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Trey Yesavage, 21, was selected by Toronto Blue Jays with the 20th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft out of East Carolina University and is one of nine 2024 draft selections and one of 11 former first round draft picks featured in this year's Futures Game in Atlanta.
The 26th All-Star Futures Game will be played at 4:00 PM EDT on Saturday, July 12 at Truist Park and will be followed by the 2025 All-Star Celebrity Softball Game, presented by Geico.
Yesavage has shot through three levels this season, from Single-A Dunedin up to Double-A New Hampshire, and while he's still looking to find his groove again through four starts with the Fisher Cats, his season-long numbers are dominant.
The big right-hander has a 2.92 ERA with 107 strikeouts over 64 2/3 innings, completely overwhelming younger hitters at times.
Yesavage didn't pitch in 2024 after the Blue Jays selected him with the 20th pick in the Draft, so '25 has been his pro debut.
Even in an era of accelerated development, it's extremely unlikely that the Blue Jays would push Yesavage right to the big leagues to help the stretch run, but GM Ross Atkins didn't shoot down the idea completely.
«Fifteen years ago, I would have said, 'Probably not.' That's a lot to ask,» Atkins said. «In today's game, because of how strong the amateur game has become and how much they've improved at development, it is more realistic for these guys to transition to the Major Leagues at a very rapid rate. Having said that, that's not our focus. Our focus is for him to build a foundation and to be a Major League starting pitcher for 10-plus years, which is so hard to do. That will be the backdrop of our focus, but we're not closing doors to contributions from significant impact players in our system.»
Yesavage didn't pitch in 2024 after the Blue Jays selected him with the 20th pick in the Draft, so '25 has been his pro debut.
Even in an era of accelerated development, it's extremely unlikely that the Blue Jays would push Yesavage right to the big leagues to help the stretch run, but GM Ross Atkins didn't shoot down the idea completely.
This season began with an understanding, essentially, that Yesavage was too good for Single-A.
The Blue Jays wanted to keep him away from the unpredictable weather in the High-A Northwest League, though, and give him some more time in Florida to get into the routines of a pro.
This is the boring part of development from the outside looking in, but one of the most important.
«Getting into the Major League routine or the professional routine and pitching every five to six days has been the biggest one,» Atkins said. «His command has improved as he's made two transitions, and he's handled those exceptionally well. His arsenal is already something that projects to be very effective, so I think the workload has been the biggest stride he's made, and he's managing that very well.»
By this time next year, Yesavage should have every opportunity to be part of the Blue Jays' rotation.
His 2025 workload could land him in the neighborhood of 110-plus innings, too, which would be a great baseline to build up from.
He's earned the spotlight of the Futures Game first though, another challenge for the gifted 21-year-old who just keeps knocking them down.
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| Yes | 44 | 46.3 % |
| No | 28 | 29.5 % |
| Too early to tell | 23 | 24.2 % |
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