Trey Yesavage showed how special he can be during the Toronto Blue Jays' run to Game 7 of the World Series.
But because he pitched so little in the regular season before the playoffs, he actually still maintained rookie eligibility.
That allows Yesavage to still be ranked on top prospect lists, which is a fascinating spot to be for a guy who proved his mettle in the postseason.
Even more fascinating? On MLB.com's new right-handed pitcher top prospect list, Yesavage doesn't rank first. Or second.
Yesavage is only MLB's third-ranked RHP on its new list.
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First place is Nolan McLean of the Mets.
Next up is Bubba Chandler of the Pirates.
That's when Yesavage slots in, just above Andrew Painter of the Phillies.
The writer, Sam Dykstra, does acknowledge Yesavage's brilliance.
"Let’s put it plainly -- if everyone in this group retired tomorrow, only one would have a World Series gem on his résumé," Dykstra writes. "Sure, there are some questions whether Yesavage’s three-pitch, all-armside mix can hold its effectiveness as Major Leaguers see it more and more, but it’s also already worked against the likes of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani on the game’s biggest stages."
Yesavage, Dykstra adds, has the best splitter of any righty pitching prospect in baseball.
"You could make a case that Yesavage’s splitter is the best in baseball," Dykstra writes. "From his sky-high release point, Yesavage can really fool batters with his 82-85 mph splitter, a pitch that looks like it’s dropping from the ceiling of the Rogers Centre. It comes with roughly 10-11 mph of separation from his fastball too, and that helped it generate a whiff rate of 58.4 percent between the regular season and postseason in The Show."
Sure, No. 3 isn't bad.
It's still surprising not to see Yesavage higher.
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