TORONTO — All the Toronto Blue Jays have known from Trey Yesavage is dominance, which is why expectations can be so easily skewed, perspective so easily lost when it comes to the still rookie right-hander. 

Sure, he made essential starts in the final days of the chase for an American League East title and then shoved for an extra month in the post-season, making peak performance on the game’s grandest stages seem all so routine. He struck out 39 batters in the post-season, more than any rookie before him, and became the first pitcher to strikeout 12 batters without issuing any walks during a World Series game in his Game 5 gem.

Yet this is all still new for the 22-year-old, from lining up for opening day introductions despite being on the injured list, to toeing the rubber on a random Tuesday night in April for just another day in the 162-game grind. As spectacular as the short burst last fall was, the long haul, the one he began with 5.1 shutout innings in a 3-0 win over the Boston Red Sox, is an........

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