{"id":271109,"date":"2025-11-08T13:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/271109\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:22:08","slug":"blue-jays-ignore-trey-yesavages-world-series-heroics-with-grim-warning-about-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/271109\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Ignore Trey Yesavage\u2019s World Series Heroics With Grim Warning About His Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blue Jays had plenty of guys step up this year, from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette to veteran ace Max Scherzer. But the real breakout story was rookie Trey Yesavage. Recording a 2.84 ERA with 17 SOs across three World Series games within months of playing Low-A is surely commendable. And thus, although Toronto fell short of a World Series win, Yesavage emerged as one of the biggest positives to build around for the future.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn the biggest stage, the kid etched himself into baseball lore, dominating MVPs and future Hall of Famers,\u201d The Athletic\u2019s Mitch Bannon said about the rookie. Expectedly, fans can\u2019t wait to see him mowing down opponents right from Opening Day next season. With Scherzer potentially leaving the club, the onus is more on Yesavage. But according to recent comments from GM Ross Atkins, that might not happen, and that means those hopes could end up being a little premature.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s in a pretty good position, load-wise,\u201d Atkins said<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ll talk through that with him and see if there\u2019s something to manage on the workload standpoint, but it\u2019s more about not resting (on his post-season achievements) and making sure that we\u2019re getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

While we would love to see Yesavage more in the action, in this case, we agree with the Jays\u2019 GM.<\/p>\n

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Remember Matt Harvey, the pitching phenom who took baseball by storm in the early 2010s? He was electric, posting sub-3 ERAs and looking every bit like the Mets\u2019 next superstar. But after TJ surgery and lingering shoulder problems, he lost his velocity and command, and despite a few comeback attempts, his career fizzled out far too soon.<\/p>\n

Now, Trey Yesavage isn\u2019t Matt Harvey, but Ross Atkins and the Blue Jays clearly don\u2019t want history repeating itself. Why?<\/p>\n

Take away his brief MLB cameo this season, and you\u2019ve got a 22-year-old who spent most of the year bouncing between Low-A, High-A, and Double-A before getting that big-stage opportunity. Notably, as great as his World Series showing was<\/a>, he\u2019s still a developing arm. And not someone built yet to handle the grind of 162 games or go deep into starts consistently.<\/p>\n

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So, when Atkins talks about managing Yesavage carefully, it\u2019s not about holding him back, but protecting him. There\u2019s a good chance we\u2019ll see him start next season back in the minors to control his workload and keep him grounded amid all the new attention.<\/p>\n

To fans, it might feel like the team\u2019s underestimating him. But in reality, they\u2019re seemingly thinking long term, making sure their future ace stays healthy and focused for years to come.<\/p>\n

Trey Yesavage already got a taste of the MLB grind<\/p>\n

Under the bright lights of his World Series heroics, there\u2019s another dark side that Yesavage already experienced. \u201cIt\u2019s sad to see that people close to me are being attacked for my performances on the field,\u201d Yesavage said before the ALCS opener against Seattle.<\/p>\n

Well, Yesavage hasn\u2019t said exactly which game brought on the wave of online hate, but it\u2019s safe to assume it came during one of his regular-season outings. And while that kind of reaction is totally unacceptable, he\u2019s far from the first young player to face it. Hence, as Ross Atkins pointed out, the rookie still has a lot to learn<\/a>, and pushing him too fast could end up cutting his big-league career short.<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s also hard for the Blue Jays to ignore what he brings to the mound.<\/p>\n

Remember Game 2 of the ALDS when Yesavage made the Yankees look completely lost against his splitter? He struck out 11 batters over 5 1\/3 no-hit innings, one of the best postseason pitching performances in Jays history. In that game, the Yankees swung at 16 splitters that night and missed 11 times!<\/p>\n

So now, with a bit more workload management and continued development, Toronto could be looking at its own version of Paul Skenes<\/a>, a young ace ready to dominate for years.<\/p>\n

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