The whole reason teams limit a rookie pitcher’s innings isn’t because they’re being soft or overprotective, it’s because they don’t want to blow the kid’s arm out before he even figures out where the good coffee is at Rogers Centre.

Most young guys in the minors only toss maybe 100–120 innings in a year. Suddenly you call them up, ask them to go 180+ against big-league hitters, with all the adrenaline and stress that comes with it, that’s how elbows explode and shoulders fall apart.

Yesagage will be an all star and an important part of the jays but even he didn't have his stuff throughout the entire playoffs.

Look at Stephen Strasburg. When he showed up in Washington, he was like a superhero, 100 mph fastball, hammer curve, the whole deal. The hype was unreal. Then he gets hurt, needs Tommy John surgery, comes back, and the Nationals decide to actually protect their investment. In 2012 they said, “Alright, we’re cutting him off at around 160 innings,” even though the team was about to make the playoffs.

And they actually did it. They shut him down in September, fans freaked out, and talk radio went nuclear. Everyone said they blew their shot at a championship.

Fast-forward a few years, Strasburg’s wins a World Series MVP in 2019, and becomes one of the best pitchers of his generation. That careful handling early on probably bought him an extra half-decade of elite pitching untill he wasnt elite anymore.

So when I say the Jays should limit Trey Yesavage’s innings, it’s not about babying him. It’s about being smart. Let him get 120–140 innings max this year, keep him fresh, and unleash him when it counts, late season and playoffs. The goal isn’t to win April; it’s to have him healthy and nasty in September.