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Blue Jays 2026 40-Man Roster Review: Trey Yesavage Looks to Build an Impressive Postseason
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Blue Jays 2026 40-Man Roster Review: Trey Yesavage Looks to Build an Impressive Postseason

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Blue Jays 2026 40-Man Roster Review: Trey Yesavage Looks to Build an Impressive Postseason

Trey Yesavage had a storybook season.

This is Blue Jays Nation annual selection of 40 men prior to the new season. If you missed the most recent article, we looked at Addison Barger. In this article we look at Trey Yesavage.
Yesavage was drafted 20th overall in the 2024 draft and did not make his professional debut until the start of the 2025 season. With the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, Yesavage had a 2.43 ERA and 2.23 FIP in 33.1 innings pitched. High-A was no problem for the tall right-handed pitcher, posting a 1.56 ERA and 3.04 FIP over 17.1 innings pitched.

The upper minors were a bit more of a challenge for the 22-year-old, as he had a 4.50 ERA and 2.62 FIP in 30 innings pitched with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Still, he earned a promotion to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he posted a 3.63 ERA and 2.40 FIP in 17.1 innings. All told, Yesavage had a 3.12 ERA and 2.52 FIP in 98 minor league innings in 2025.

Yesavage had one of the highest strikeout rates in the minor leagues last season, finishing with 41.1 K%, fourth in the leagues and the most for any pitcher with 50 innings of work. The 22-year-old had 160 strikeouts, seventh in the minor leagues and sandwiched between Blue Jay prospect Gage Stanifer and former Blue Jay prospect Juaron Watts-Brown.

It was no surprise that Yesavage was called up to the major leagues towards the end of the season. He made three starts, finishing the year with a 3.21 ERA and 2.35 FIP in 14 innings pitched. Of course, he was also part of the Blue Jays postseason roster.

Yesavage made his mark in the postseason. In his first postseason start, and only his fourth big league start, Yesavage shut out eleven New York Yankees over five and a third hitless outings in one of the greatest postseason debuts in Major League Baseball history. Yesavage’s next start in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series did not go as well, but he struck out seven in five and played two-thirds of two-run ball in a must-win Game 6.

The 22-year-old, who started the season in Single-A with no minor league experience, was named as the Jays’ Game 1 starter of the World Series. In an 11-4 win, Yesavage pitched four innings, allowing two earned runs, three walks and five strikeouts.
Five days later, Yesavage had another historic outing, as the right-handed pitcher retired twelve Dodgers in seven innings of one run ball. It was the only game of the postseason in which he did not surrender a walk. More importantly, it pushed the Blue Jays to within one game of winning the World Series.

We all know what happened next, but Yesavage emerged from the bullpen in game seven and picked up the big time when he gave up a solo home run. Overall, he finished with a 3.58 ERA and 3.60 FIP in 27.2 postseason innings.

Fortunately, players don’t accumulate service time during the postseason, meaning Yesavage only has 14 days of service time in his career. Considered a rookie, he has since ranked in the top 100 of both Baseball America And MLB Pipeline rankings for the seasonYesavage could earn the Blue Jays a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick if he wins Rookie of the Year or finishes in the top three of MVP or Cy Young voting for the next three years. That hypothetical pick would come after the first round.
Fan Charts’ Steamer has him throwing 147 innings, making 24 starts in 34 appearances. Additionally, it expects Yesavage to finish the year with an ERA of 3.82 and 3.86 FIP, with rates of 26 K% and 9.6 BB%.

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