It only took Blue Jays top pitching prospect one start to shake off his biggest flaw

There's no denying that Trey Yesavage has been the most exciting prospect in the Blue Jays' farm system so far this season.

And, after getting off to a bit of a rough start in his first taste of professional baseball, Yesavage has completely turned things around and cleared up the problems that he had in walking too many batters.

In his first professional outing after the Blue Jays drafted him in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft, Yesavage threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings (which was a great sign), but he also walked six batters, which was a bit alarming. Luckily for the Blue Jays, he's made that look like a one-game blip as opposed to a trend.

He's followed that debut with five strong starts where he's walked two across just 24 2/3 innings. He also has a 39:2 strikeout to walk ratio since that first start, which is incredibly impressive.

Yesavage has also limited the numbers of hits that he's given up this year, as opponents are hitting .153 on the year against him. Those two stats exemplify how dominant he really is.

As long as Yesavage limits his walks, he'll continue to be a tough pitcher to hit and should be ticketed for a promotion to Triple-A any day now.

He's racking up strikeouts in bunches (K/9 of 13.66), and is pounding the zone with pitches that batters can't seem to barrel up (if they're even able to make contract against them).

Walks can kill any pitchers regardless of how talented they are, so Yesavage seemingly clearing up that problem only adds to his ceiling.

Trey Yesavage looks to have turned a corner after a rough professional debut

Although Yesavage is just in Toronto's Low-A affiliate in Dunedin, he's one of the Blue Jays' highest-ranked prospects, and is quickly becoming one of the best pitching prospects in the entire sport.

The Blue Jays' minor league pitching depth has gotten deeper over the past couple years thanks to some solid drafting and shrewd trades.

The future of the Blue Jays' starting rotation is up in the air due to the age and roster status of its current members (José Berríos, Kevin Guasman and Chris Bassitt are all older than 30 and can be free agents within the next two years), so the team's front office will need to restock the rotation somehow.

While they'll likely made some trades and signings to add some arms, Yesavage's timeline seems to match up with when they'd need some additional arms.

Yesavage's stay in Dunedin is temporary, but it looks like he's gotten exactly what you want out of that level. He's putting hitters away in a rapid pace while also clearing up the problems that pop up in his game.

It won't be long until his pitching arsenal is on display at Rogers Centre.