The 2025 season has officially wrapped for the high-A Vancouver Canadians, who couldn’t secure a post-season berth in either the first or second half, snapping the organization’s streak of three straight Northwest League Championship appearances (2022-24).
Despite missing the playoffs, it was still a productive development year at the high-A level for the Toronto Blue Jays’ affiliate, as it played host to several of the franchise’s top prospects — including shortstop Arjun Nimmala and right-hander Trey Yesavage (now at triple-A). But it also produced many promising storylines, with a handful honoured Monday as the Canadians revealed their ’25 team awards.
Congratulations to the 2025 team award winners!
MVP – Victor Arias
Offensive Player of the Year – Cutter Coffey
Pitcher of the Year – Fernando Perez
Fan Favorite – Eddie Micheletti pic.twitter.com/xXMxeYr8Tq— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) September 8, 2025
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Outfielder Victor Arias, who debuted in Vancouver last season towards the end of his breakout campaign, was named the club’s most valuable player for his stellar 66-game stint before advancing to double-A New Hampshire. The 22-year-old — Rule 5-eligible this winter — led the Canadians in several offensive categories (min. 300 plate appearances), including AVG (.294), OBP (.381), SLG (.437) and wRC+ (128).
Meanwhile, infielder Cutter Coffey — acquired along with Eddinson Paulino from the Boston Red Sox in last season’s Danny Jansen trade — took home Offensive Player of the Year after slashing .273/.359/.427 in 99 games with Vancouver. Right-hander Fernando Perez earned Pitcher of the Year for his impressive mid-season performance (1.51 ERA over his final nine high-A starts), which earned him a late-season double-A promotion.
Lastly, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. received the most votes as the fan favourite after blasting a career-high 14 home runs and driving in 70 across 106 games during his second professional campaign. The 23-year-old logged more walks (78) than strikeouts (70) while earning a 124 wRC+ (100 league average).
The Canadians have quickly emerged as a hot spot for Blue Jays prospects in recent years, as most of the organization’s top-level talent has either passed through or finished this past season at that level. And with a fresh wave from last summer’s draft slated to enter the system in 2026, more is likely on the horizon.