The 2025 season has officially wrapped for the high-A Vancouver Canadians, who couldn’t secure a post-season berth in either the first or second half, snapping the organization’s streak of three straight Northwest League Championship appearances (2022-24).

Despite missing the playoffs, it was still a productive development year at the high-A level for the Toronto Blue Jays’ affiliate, as it played host to several of the franchise’s top prospects — including shortstop Arjun Nimmala and right-hander Trey Yesavage (now at triple-A). But it also produced many promising storylines, with a handful honoured Monday as the Canadians revealed their ’25 team awards.

Outfielder Victor Arias, who debuted in Vancouver last season towards the end of his breakout campaign, was named the club’s most valuable player for his stellar 66-game stint before advancing to double-A New Hampshire. The 22-year-old — Rule 5-eligible this winter — led the Canadians in several offensive categories (min. 300 plate appearances), including AVG (.294), OBP (.381), SLG (.437) and wRC+ (128).

Meanwhile, infielder Cutter Coffey — acquired along with Eddinson Paulino from the Boston Red Sox in last season’s Danny Jansen trade — took home Offensive Player of the Year after slashing .273/.359/.427 in 99 games with Vancouver. Right-hander Fernando Perez earned Pitcher of the Year for his impressive mid-season performance (1.51 ERA over his final nine high-A starts), which earned him a late-season double-A promotion.

Lastly, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. received the most votes as the fan favourite after blasting a career-high 14 home runs and driving in 70 across 106 games during his second professional campaign. The 23-year-old logged more walks (78) than strikeouts (70) while earning a 124 wRC+ (100 league average).

The Canadians have quickly emerged as a hot spot for Blue Jays prospects in recent years, as most of the organization’s top-level talent has either passed through or finished this past season at that level. And with a fresh wave from last summer’s draft slated to enter the system in 2026, more is likely on the horizon.