Trey Yesavage and RJ Schreck entered 2025 with very different expectations, and left it with very different outcomes. Those outcomes have crowned them as the Toronto Blue Jays’ Prospects of the Year, according to MLB Pipeline.

These were the two best prospects in the Blue Jays system in 2025

Yesavage, as every Blue Jays fan knows, went on a tear in his 2025 campaign, wasting little time in the process. Over the 2025 minor-league season, spanning four levels (Single-A through Triple-A), he made 25 appearances (22 starts), logged 98 innings, struck out 160 batters (41.1% strikeout rate), allowed only 54 hits, and maintained a 3.12 ERA with a 0.97 WHIP. His expeditious climb to the majors was capped when he was brought up to the majors on September 15.

What truly cemented the 22-year-old at the top of the Blue Jays’ prospect rankings in 2025, was the way he handled himself on the biggest stage. On the World Series mound, he carried himself like a grizzled veteran with years of experience under his belt. Instead, he’s just two years removed from pitching to a 2.03 ERA at East Carolina University.

In his first ever postseason appearence, Yesavage made Blue Jays history, throwing the most strikeouts ever by a Toronto starting pitcher in the postseason with 11. In the 18 batters he faced, eight of them saw first-pitch strikes.

This beautifully set the tone for the splitter to be an effective weapon, which partially is built off of the fact that the 6’4 righty has an unorthodox high three-quarters arm angle. His arm angle, which is among the highest in the league, emphasizes a downhill motion, accentuated as his splitter dives down.

He capped off his postseason dominance with one of the most electifying starts ever from a Blue Jay. The rookie struck out 12 batters over seven innings of three-hit ball in Game 5 of the World Series.

Those 12 strikeouts happened to be the most that has ever been thrown by a rookie pitcher in a World Series game. If that wasn’t enough to solidify him as the top prospect in the Blue Jays’ system, it’s hard to imagine what would be.

Yesavage being named the top prospect in the Blue Jays’ system didn’t surprise anyone. But RJ Schreck landing right behind him at No. 2 may have caught some fans off guard, especially those not familiar with his potential or his minor-league dominance.

Schreck was acquired before the 2024 trade deadline from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Justin Turner, and he began the season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, slashing .266/.396/.518 with nine home runs in 169 plate appearances. Along the way, he sported a 15.4 BB% and 20.9 K% for a 166 wRC+. Upon his promotion to Buffalo, he continued to put up good numbers, slashing .242/.392/.435 with nine home runs in 234 plate appearances for

The 25-year-old could easily factor into the equation for the 2026 Blue Jays if he can continue where he left off. Schreck, a left-handed batting outfielder, perfectly fits the mold of a “Blue Jays-style” hitter (advanced approach at the plate with power potential). Although he didn’t put on the same sort of spectacle as Yesavage did in 2025, the year was still meaningful for him, gaining recognition as one of the more promising position-player prospects in the system.

While Yesavage is a shoe-in to be a major factor for the 2026 starting rotation, RJ Schreck may need a bit more time to develop before his debut arrives. This award is well deserved for both of these Blue Jays’ prospects who are bound for future success.