Kilen doesn’t whiff, just 15.7% overall and 7% in the strike zone, but has historically had issues with chases. The approach is extremely aggressive and has hindered his batted ball profiles at times, though he did a great job of limiting the variance last spring. There’s power, and barrel skills in here, enough to project that he’ll produce power at an above-average level moving forward. There’s a shortstop in here, but he may be best suited to play 2B long term.

The next big-time bat out of the Tennessee program, Curley has a chance to make it 3 years in a row with a Vol selected in the top-10. It’s really a full package offensively: Power, swing decisions, bat-to-ball skills, hammers velocity and breaking stuff. You’re looking at a player who had a 10% zone whiff, 111 mph max EV, with both his chase rates and whiff rate <20% while playing in the SEC. He’s got the ability to loft the baseball, especially to his pull-side, with a 17.6 LA on his hard-hits, which is reflected in a 19.5% barrel rate. My concern here is that his xwOBAcon and Avg LA numbers tank when facing high-velocity, with his approach being to sell out for contact. I know he’s got the skill set to get his bat head around and do damage, and I’d love to see him put it into practice this year. His body-type is very reminiscent of his former teammate Christian Moore, but Dean has a better arm and figures to play 3B at the next level.

Doyle’s fastball is one of the best in the class. Sitting in the low 90s, touching 96, with 20” of vertical break. He drew 34.6% whiffs and 30% on the pitch. In addition to the fastball, he mixes a slider in the mid 80s and a short change-up at 82 mph. The change-up is the better of the two, as his feel for the slider is still a work in progress.

Fischer is one of the more complete hitters in this class. He’s got a ton of bat speed and produces plus power, running a 113 mph max EV and 106.5 mph 90th EV. There’s easy loft, getting a 21.8 degree HH LA. His hit tool is strong-average, if not better, with both his swing decisions and bat-to-ball numbers profiling well despite an inflated K rate. While he ran into some issues on the Cape this summer, his contact quality was some of the best of any player there. Fischer projects as a long-term 3B option for me, though there’s been some debate on that.

After breaking out at Virginia with 17 homers as a freshman, Henry Ford entered last year as one of the more prominent sophomore-eligible bats in the class. Despite his pedigree, a dip in power production pushed teams away from his asking price despite still having a strong season. He has transferred to Tennessee for the 2026 season with an offensive profile that’s still easy to buy into. At the plate, Ford relies on plus strength, real bat speed, and a frame that suggests impact power at the next level. The key for 2026 is translating that raw juice into consistent lift, especially in a hitter-friendly environment where damage needs to show up more frequently. Defensively, Ford projects to a corner outfield or first base role, with solid instincts and enough athleticism to avoid being a liability.

Phillips spent the past two years as a reliever for the Vols but has transitioned to a starting role this season without missing a beat. He’s run his fastball up to 100 mph, sitting 97, with 14” of carry and 8” of arm-side run. His above-average extension and low release height help him achieve a -3.50 VAA to the top third, though he continues to work down in the zone, giving him one of the highest VAA residuals in the country, indicating a significantly steeper average VAA than expected. His slider sits at 87 mph with lift and 8” of sweep, generating whiffs at a 45.8% clip while holding opponents to a .105 xwOBA (.038 on contact). His changeup functions more like a splinker, averaging 92 mph (touching 95) with 1” of lift and 15.2” of arm-side run. He’s thrown it just 12 times this season, but in a larger sample, it has the potential to be a plus or better offering. If Phillips continues to impress as a starter, the sky's the limit for him draft wise.

Russell’s release is an extreme outlier. He releases the ball with 6.4’ of extension from a 4.8’ release height, creating extreme angles for hitters. His VAA to the top third of the strike zone was -3.25 degrees, drawing whiffs overall at a 42% clip. He throws a sweeper with -8.4” of horizontal movement and a change-up with 21.7” of arm-side run in limited samples as well. The stuff here is elite, but the concern is his health as he missed time in 2024 and will likely miss time again in 2025 after undergoing an elbow surgery.

Up to 101 mph this spring with with CT/CB/CH shapes, though he's leaning heavy on his FF. It's been top-end command, with >90% competitive locations thus far in 2025.

Snead sits in the high 90s with his fastball but touched 101 mph in 2024. It’s a 2-seam profile, with 18” of arm-side movement from a 5.4’ release height. He throws a slider with a bullet profile at 87 mph, as well as a hard curveball which drew 32% whiffs. He throws a change-up in small samples and has found success with the offering thus far.