"The 22-year old has climbed four levels of minor league ball just this season after being drafted 20th overall a year ago. Bowden says, "Yesavage is a beast on the mound with a bulldog mentality. The Jays' 2024 first-round pick profiles as a mid-rotation starter who misses bats at a high level. He uses a short arm action to challenge hitters with a mid-90s fastball, a wipeout split-finger fastball and a solid, but inconsistent slider.""
"The Blue Jays did not call up Yesavage as a September call up earlier this week, despite his dominant year in the minors. For long-time fans of the Blue Jays, that certainly tracks as when it comes down to it, this front office has proven the thing they value more than anything else is contractual control, and if they were to call up Yesavage, they would have started his clock towards free agency."
Two Toronto Blue Jays prospects appear on the latest Top 50 prospect rankings, with right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage leading the club at No. 28. The 22-year-old climbed four minor-league levels this season after being selected 20th overall last year. He projects as a mid-rotation starter who misses bats frequently, featuring a mid-90s fastball, a wipeout split-finger offering, and a solid but inconsistent slider. The club did not promote him during the September call-ups to preserve contractual control and delay his service-time clock. Yesavage has made relief appearances at Triple-A, leaving a late-season major-league cameo possible.
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