"Yesavage started the year in Single-A, where he made seven appearances before getting promoted to High-A, where he made four appearances before getting promoted to Double-A, where he made eight appearances and celebrated his 22nd birthday before getting promoted to Triple-A, where he made six appearances before getting promoted to the Majors, where he made three appearances before becoming Toronto's Game 2 starter in the AL Divisional Series. Busy year."
"It helps that Yesavage is, to be complimentary, a bit of a freak. He has one of the steepest arm angles in baseball, at 63 degrees-that, combined with being 6-foot-4, also gives Yesavage one of the highest release points. His outlier of a delivery helps him on all of his pitches, but especially his splitter, which comes "from the sky" and "is gross.""
"We'll get to the "LOL Yankees" portion of the night later, but first: This postseason is for the rookie pitchers. After Cam Schlittler put on a show against the Red Sox, the New York Yankees got a taste of their own medicine on Sunday night when they faced Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old who, in his fourth-ever career start, managed to outduel Max Fried."
Rookie pitchers have dominated the postseason, exemplified by 22-year-old Trey Yesavage's rapid ascent from Single-A to the Major Leagues within one season. Yesavage advanced through five minor-league levels and became Toronto's Game 2 starter in the ALDS. He features an extreme 63-degree arm angle and a high release point aided by his 6-foot-4 frame, producing a devastating splitter that batters describe as coming "from the sky" and "gross." In his playoff debut, Yesavage threw a no-hitter through 5.1 innings and struck out 11 Yankees, eight via his splitter. Teams can leverage unscouted rookies to disrupt familiar divisional offenses.
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