{"id":164642,"date":"2025-07-10T01:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/164642\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T01:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:44:14","slug":"liam-doyle-ranked-as-no-1-prospect-for-2025-mlb-draft-by-the-athletics-keith-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/164642\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Doyle ranked as No. 1 prospect for 2025 MLB Draft by The Athletic’s Keith Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liam Doyle<\/a> spectacular start with Tennessee baseball<\/a> has him generating major MLB Draft buzz.<\/p>\n

The Vols ace is the No. 1 prospect for the 2025 MLB Draft according to The Athletic’s Keith Law<\/a>, who released his rankings of the top 30 prospects for July’s draft Tuesday. Doyle is 2-0 with a 0.61 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 14\u2154 innings in his first three starts. The Ole Miss transfer has allowed one run on six hits and three walks.<\/p>\n

Second baseman Gavin Kilen<\/a> is ranked No. 6 and shortstop Dean Curley<\/a> is No. 25 on Law’s list. Kilen is hitting .511 with seven homers among his 14 extra-base hits. The Louisville transfer has 19 RBIs and 24 runs. Curley is hitting .356 with five homers and 13 RBIs.<\/p>\n

Two Tennessee commitments are ranked in the top 30. Billy Carlson<\/a>, a shortstop from California, is No. 14. Steele Hall, a shortstop from Alabama, is No. 27 after reclassifying to the 2025 class. Two-way standout Kruz Schoolcraft<\/a> and pitcher Cameron Appenzeller<\/a> are also considered top MLB Draft prospects.<\/p>\n

Luke Hochevar is the only No. 1 MLB Draft pick in Tennessee history. The pitcher was taken No. 1 by the Kansas City Royals<\/a> in 2006 after playing independent league baseball for a season. He was picked No. 40 by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005 out of UT, but did not sign.<\/p>\n

Christian Moore<\/a> is the highest-drafted player under coach Tony Vitello<\/a>. He was picked No. 8 by the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> in the 2024 MLB Draft. Chase Dollander<\/a> is the highest-drafted pitcher. He was taken No. 9 by the Colorado Rockies<\/a> in the 2023 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n

SLAMS: Tennessee baseball hits three grand slams vs Radford to set a program record<\/a><\/p>\n

Moore and Dollander are two of five first-round picks in Vitello’s tenure. In the 2022 MLB Draft, outfielders Drew Gilbert and Jordan Beck were taken No. 28 by the Houston Astros<\/a> and No. 38 by the Rockies, respectively. Garrett Crochet was picked No. 11 overall by the Chicago White Sox<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n

Tennessee has had 33 picks in the past four drafts, including a program-record 10 players picked in 2022.<\/p>\n

Mike Wilson<\/a> covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @ByMikeWilson<\/a> or Bluesky @bymikewilson.bsky.social<\/a>. If you enjoy Mike\u2019s coverage, consider a digital subscription <\/a>that will allow you access to all of it.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Liam Doyle ranked as No. 1 prospect for 2025 MLB Draft by The Athletic<\/a><\/p>\n