{"id":485429,"date":"2026-02-19T14:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485429\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:04:11","slug":"blue-jays-trey-yesavage-leapfrogged-shortstop-in-toronto-hierarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485429\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage leapfrogged shortstop in Toronto hierarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage leapfrogged shortstop in Toronto hierarchy<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trey Yesavage’s rise has been incredible.<\/p>\n

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That was exemplified at the end of last season, when he only showed up to the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> for the stretch run and then became a dominant postseason force anyway.<\/p>\n

That was lifted expectations for the young right-hander sky high, and he’ll have to do his best to meet them.<\/p>\n

It also provided a cool chance for MLB.com’s prospect ranking staff to look back. They wrote an article released Thursday which compared who they thought would be each organization’s top-ranked prospect, which they predicted two years in advance, to who it actually is.<\/p>\n

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Yesavage pulled off a leapfrog for the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

The writers had predicted Arjun Nimmala, a shortstop who currently ranks 77th in their top-100. Yesavage ranks No. 12.<\/p>\n

“Toronto\u2019s three most recent first-round picks all feature in our Top 100, and while Nimmala (the 2023 20th overall pick) ranks third of the trio, that isn\u2019t a knock against him,” MLB.com’s writers explain<\/a>. “Still only 20 years old, the shortstop made nice improvements in terms of his chase rate at High-A Vancouver last year, and he has the potential to hit 25-plus homers at full maturity as he continues to add strength to his 6-foot-1 frame. He and top 2025 selection JoJo Parker could duke it out for the future of the shortstop position north of the border.”<\/p>\n

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Given that Yesavage pitched across five levels of the organizational ladder in 2025, it’s not shocking that he has risen from lower down the board to reach this point.<\/p>\n

Clearly, he has even more believers now. His fastball-splitter combination has the potential to be dominant for years to come.<\/p>\n

And it’s not like Nimmala has fallen off too far. He can still become an MLB contributor, too.<\/p>\n

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