The prospect we&#8217;ll look at in this article could be a quick riser up the minor league ladder.

This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Pre-Season Prospect Countdown, this time looking at the top 40 prospects in the organization. We’ll look at the player’s stats, my observations, and other publications&#8217; scouting reports if available.
Let’s take a look at our fifth-best Toronto Blue Jays prospect, Trey Yesavage!
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<h2>Getting to know Trey Yesavage…</h2>
Position: Starting pitcher
Throws: Right
Born: July 28, 2003
Acquired: 1st-round, 2024 draft
Previous ranking: 5
For the second consecutive draft, the Blue Jays had the 20th overall pick. In 2023, they picked Arjun Nimmala, who’ll appear in this list at some point. In the following draft, the 2024 draft, they selected right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage.
The 21-year-old spent all three collegiate seasons with East Carolina University, with his first season seeing him pitch out of the bullpen in 2022. That season, he finished with a 4.50 ERA in 26 innings pitched, with a 29.2 K% and a 15.8 BB%. In 2023, Yesavage finished with a 2.61 ERA in 76 innings pitched with a 33.9 K% and a 7.4 BB%.
In his draft season, Yesavage had a great season, posting a 2.03 ERA in 93.1 innings pitched with a career-best 40.4 K% and an 8.9 BB%. This led to him being one of the best draft prospects available in 2024. Like many pitchers the Blue Jays have drafted in recent times, Yesavage has yet to make his professional debut in the months following the draft but could start the 2025 season in Single-A or High-A.
Yesavage ranks as MLB Pipeline’s best Blue Jays prospect in their 2024 mid-season update, as well as the<a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/trey-yesavage-702056"> 88th-best prospect in baseball in their pre-season top 100 list</a>. The 21-year-old’s fastball sits 93-95 mph with carry while also featuring a plus slider, a plus splitter, and an average curveball with average command. There’s a lot to like about Yesavage, including the fact he’ll be a quick riser in the system and has a high floor.
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<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-39-kennew-blanco">No. 39: Kennew Blanco</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-38-kendry-chirinos">No. 38: Kendry Chirinos</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-37-victor-arias">No. 37: Victor Arias</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-36-yohendrick-pinango">No. 36: Yohendrick Piñango</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-35-damiano-palmegiani">No. 35: Damiano Palmegiani</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-34-lazaro-estrada">No. 34: Lazaro Estrada</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-33-mason-fluharty">No. 33: Mason Fluharty</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-32-dahian-santos">No. 32: Dahian Santos</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-31-juaron-watts-brown">No. 31: Juaron Watts-Brown</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-30-cutter-coffey">No. 30: Cutter Coffey</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-29-eddinson-paulino">No. 29: Eddinson Paulino</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-28-dasan-brown">No. 28: Dasan Brown</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-27-brandon-barriera">No. 27: Brandon Barriera</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-26-sean-keys">No. 26: Sean Keys</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-25-peyton-williams">No. 25: Peyton Williams</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-24-rainer-nunez">No. 24: Rainer Nuñez</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-23-enmanuel-bonilla">No. 23: Enmanuel Bonilla</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-22-adrian-pinto">No. 22: Adrian Pinto</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-21-ryan-jennings">No. 21: Ryan Jennings</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-20-johnny-king-iv">No. 20: Johnny King IV</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-19-rj-schreck">No. 19: RJ Schreck</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-18-riley-tirotta">No. 18: Riley Tirotta</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-17-jace-bohrofen">No. 17: Jace Bohrofen</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-16-landen-maroudis">No. 16: Landen Maroudis</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-15-cristopher-polanco">No. 15: Cristopher Polanco</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-14-khal-stephen">No. 14: Khal Stephen</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-13-charles-mcadoo">No. 13: Charles McAdoo</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-12-fernando-perez">No. 12: Fernando Pérez</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-11-jonathan-clase">No. 11: Jonatan Clase</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-10-adam-macko">No. 10: Adam Macko</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-9-josh-kasevich">No. 9: Josh Kasevich</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-8-kendry-rojas">No.8: Kendry Rojas</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-7-will-wagner">No. 7: Will Wagner</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-6-jake-bloss">No. 6: Jake Bloss</a>
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The prospect we'll look at in this article could be a quick riser up the minor league ladder.



This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Pre-Season Prospect Countdown, this time looking at the top 40 prospects in the organization. We’ll look at the player’s stats, my observations, and other publications' scouting reports if available.

Let’s take a look at our fifth-best Toronto Blue Jays prospect, Trey Yesavage!
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<h2>Getting to know Trey Yesavage…</h2>
Position: Starting pitcher

Throws: Right

Born: July 28, 2003

Acquired: 1st-round, 2024 draft

Previous ranking: 5

For the second consecutive draft, the Blue Jays had the 20th overall pick. In 2023, they picked Arjun Nimmala, who’ll appear in this list at some point. In the following draft, the 2024 draft, they selected right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage.

The 21-year-old spent all three collegiate seasons with East Carolina University, with his first season seeing him pitch out of the bullpen in 2022. That season, he finished with a 4.50 ERA in 26 innings pitched, with a 29.2 K% and a 15.8 BB%. In 2023, Yesavage finished with a 2.61 ERA in 76 innings pitched with a 33.9 K% and a 7.4 BB%.

In his draft season, Yesavage had a great season, posting a 2.03 ERA in 93.1 innings pitched with a career-best 40.4 K% and an 8.9 BB%. This led to him being one of the best draft prospects available in 2024. Like many pitchers the Blue Jays have drafted in recent times, Yesavage has yet to make his professional debut in the months following the draft but could start the 2025 season in Single-A or High-A.

Yesavage ranks as MLB Pipeline’s best Blue Jays prospect in their 2024 mid-season update, as well as the<a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/trey-yesavage-702056"> 88th-best prospect in baseball in their pre-season top 100 list</a>. The 21-year-old’s fastball sits 93-95 mph with carry while also featuring a plus slider, a plus splitter, and an average curveball with average command. There’s a lot to like about Yesavage, including the fact he’ll be a quick riser in the system and has a high floor.

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<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-countdown-no-40-randy-soto">No. 40: Randy Soto</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-39-kennew-blanco">No. 39: Kennew Blanco</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-38-kendry-chirinos">No. 38: Kendry Chirinos</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-37-victor-arias">No. 37: Victor Arias</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-36-yohendrick-pinango">No. 36: Yohendrick Piñango</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-35-damiano-palmegiani">No. 35: Damiano Palmegiani</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-34-lazaro-estrada">No. 34: Lazaro Estrada</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-33-mason-fluharty">No. 33: Mason Fluharty</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-32-dahian-santos">No. 32: Dahian Santos</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-31-juaron-watts-brown">No. 31: Juaron Watts-Brown</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-30-cutter-coffey">No. 30: Cutter Coffey</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-29-eddinson-paulino">No. 29: Eddinson Paulino</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-top-40-prospect-countdown-no-28-dasan-brown">No. 28: Dasan Brown</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-27-brandon-barriera">No. 27: Brandon Barriera</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-26-sean-keys">No. 26: Sean Keys</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-25-peyton-williams">No. 25: Peyton Williams</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-24-rainer-nunez">No. 24: Rainer Nuñez</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-23-enmanuel-bonilla">No. 23: Enmanuel Bonilla</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-22-adrian-pinto">No. 22: Adrian Pinto</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-21-ryan-jennings">No. 21: Ryan Jennings</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-20-johnny-king-iv">No. 20: Johnny King IV</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-19-rj-schreck">No. 19: RJ Schreck</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-18-riley-tirotta">No. 18: Riley Tirotta</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-17-jace-bohrofen">No. 17: Jace Bohrofen</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-16-landen-maroudis">No. 16: Landen Maroudis</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-15-cristopher-polanco">No. 15: Cristopher Polanco</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-14-khal-stephen">No. 14: Khal Stephen</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-13-charles-mcadoo">No. 13: Charles McAdoo</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-12-fernando-perez">No. 12: Fernando Pérez</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-11-jonathan-clase">No. 11: Jonatan Clase</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-10-adam-macko">No. 10: Adam Macko</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-9-josh-kasevich">No. 9: Josh Kasevich</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-8-kendry-rojas">No.8: Kendry Rojas</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-7-will-wagner">No. 7: Will Wagner</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2025-pre-season-prospect-countdown-no-6-jake-bloss">No. 6: Jake Bloss</a>

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