The 2026 MLB Draft is in the rearview. MLB teams selected six Tennessee players, two transfer commits and five prep signees over the course of the 20-round draft and we are starting to have a much better feel for what Tennessee’s 2027 roster is going to look like.
Wright State outfielder Andrew Duncan will not sign with Pittsburgh after they selected him in the 19th round. The one big question remaining is whether South Carolina transfer Jake McCoy will sign with the Toronto Blue Jays after they selected him in the 18th round.
Not including McCoy, Tennessee currently has 36 players on its roster for the 2027 season. The NCAA baseball roster limit is 34 players. However, Tennessee has multiple designated student-athletes on its roster which will allow them to go over that limit. How far over? That is uncertain, but as things currently stand I do not expect Tennessee to have to cut players.
What does the Vols’ roster look like as of right now? Here’s a look.
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Returning Pitchers
- RHP Landon Mack
- RHP Ethan Baiotto
- RHP Brady Frederick
- LHP Cam Appenzeller
- LHP Will Haas
- LHP Chandler Day
- LHP Jackson Estes
Incoming Transfer Pitchers
- Louisville RHP Parker Detmers
- Clemson RHP Hayden Simmerson
- Mercer two-way (RHP) Braydon Kersey
- Northwestern State LHP Brody Trosclair
- UC Irvine LHP Ricky Ojeda
One Transfer Question Mark
The Toronto Blue Jays selected South Carolina left-handed pitcher Jake McCoy in the 18th round of the MLB Draft on Sunday. McCoy committed to Tennessee last month and it is currently unclear if he will sign with Toronto or play his redshirt junior season for the Vols.
Incoming High School Pitchers
- RHP Gannon Grant
- RHP Cade Allen
- RHP Gary Morse
- RHP Shawn Sullivan
- RHP Cooper Shrum
- LHP Drew Christine
Returning Position Players
- UTL Blake Grimmer
- C/1B Levi Clark
- C Stone Lawless
- C Trent Grindlinger
- OF Blaine Brown
- UTL Tyler Myatt
Incoming Transfer Position Players
- Cal Baptist SS Chris Ramirez
- Air Force infielder Wyatt Hanoian
- Baylor infielder Travis Sanders
- FIU infielder Mario Trivella
- Mercer two-way (UTL) Braydon Kersey
- Wright State OF Andrew Duncan
Incoming High School Position Players
- SS Jaxson Wood
- 2B Colton Springall
- SS Cole Koeninger
- SS Jack Duggan
- 3B Michael Teasley
- C Sean Dunlap
- 1B AJ Curry
