Baseball America names Trey Yesavage the Blue Jays 2025 MiLB Player of the Year

Across all four levels in the minors, Yesavage posted a 3.12 ERA across 98 innings. He allowed 34 earned runs and 41 walks while striking out 160 batters, working to a 14.69 K/9 and a 41.1% K-rate. Despite not pitching in the minor leagues since September 10th, he leads all MiLB pitchers (minimum 90 innings) in K/9 and strikeout percentage while ranking seventh in strikeouts, just behind fellow Jays prospect Gage Stanifer.

The East Carolina alum posted a .257 BABIP and a 2.52 FIP through his first foray in the minor leagues, and his strikeout numbers, combined with the Blue Jays in ‘win-now’ mode for the postseason, led to his callup to the Major Leagues.

At the big league level, Yesavage has made two starts and has allowed eight hits, five earned runs, five walks, with 11 strikeouts, good enough for a 5.00 ERA and a 2.37 FIP. The ERA and earned runs don’t reflect his two outings, as a couple of runs from his latest start against the Kansas City Royals could have been deemed unearned based on a different scoring opinion.

He has been a bit wild at times, something he experienced a bit in the minor leagues, but his fastball/splitter combo is deadly on the mound, and one of the reasons he crafted nine punchouts in his debut against the Tampa Bay Rays to set a franchise record for K’s in a debut.

It’s no surprise that Baseball America has named the 22-year-old the Blue Jays Minor League Player of the Year, and now Yesavage is on track to carve out a spot on the club’s postseason roster. He should get one more start before the season comes to a close this week, and he will do so at the Rogers Centre for the first time this year.