Bisons flopped in the standings but did the job in setting up Blue Jays

There are two completely divergent ways to assess the Buffalo Bisons’ 2025 season.

Looking strictly at numbers, the most losses since 2009 make it easily one of the worst in the franchise’s modern era of Triple-A. But in the eyes of the parent Toronto Blue Jays, so many success stories emerged from their top affiliate to help a postseason team at the major league level that it’s hard to gripe about a 61-85 season.

Look no further than Sunday. The Herd wrapped up its campaign with a 2-1 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on yet another day in Sahlen Field where its offense was nonexistent. But out in Kansas City, 22-year-old pitching phenom Trey Yesavage was a week removed from Buffalo, where he struck out 26 in 17 innings. He got the start for the Blue Jays in a game that would