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Toronto Blue Jays Top Prospect, Top Draft Pick Fans 10, Continuing Solid Start to Pro Career

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Apr 20, 2025 12:22 PM ET

Toronto Blue Jays prospect Trey Yesavage continued the solid start to his professional career on Saturday, striking out 10 batters over 5.0 innings for Single-A Dunedin.

Per Keegan Matheson, who covers the Jays for MLB.com:

#BlueJays No. 1 prospect Trey Yesavage tonight in Dunedin:

5 IP • 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 10 K

Watching back through it, he was overwhelming hitters at points with the fastball-curve combo. He’s still settling in as a pro, but he’s way too good for Single-A. Won’t be there long.

#BlueJays No. 1 prospect Trey Yesavage tonight in Dunedin:

5 IP • 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 10 K

Watching back through it, he was overwhelming hitters at points with the fastball-curve combo. He’s still settling in as a pro, but he’s way too good for Single-A. Won’t be there long.
— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) April 20, 2025

Yesavage was a first-round pick of the Blue Jays in 2024 after a stellar career at East Carolina University. He did not pitch after getting drafted, so this is his first exposure to pro ball. Actually ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the organization by MLB Pipeline, Yesavage is 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA through 12.2 innings at Dunedin. He's struck out 18 in just 12.2 innings.

The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

On stuff alone, he was one of the best arms in the class. His 93-95 mph fastball has great carry from a high, near-over-the-top release point (almost 7 feet), and that steepness plays to his advantage. A mid-80s slider shows good depth to generate heavy whiffs and a low-80s splitter can be another plus pitch, especially coming off the heater. A low-80s spike curveball provides another option but wasn't used as much last year.

The Blue Jays will play the Mariners in a series finale at the big-league level on Sunday. First pitch is 1:37 p.m. ET.

This article first appeared on Minor League Baseball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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