With the MLB Draft in the rearview mirror, the college baseball offseason has largely cooled off. Most transfers have already announced their new commitments while players are wrapping up action in collegiate summer leagues before returning to their respective campuses next month.
It was a busy offseason for Tennessee baseball with the Vols landing 11 players in the transfer portal. Tennessee could still add to its transfer class but the Vols’ 2027 roster is largely set. Where does Tennessee’s 2026 transfer class rank?
64analytics ranks Tennessee’s transfer class No. 3 nationally. The Vols come in behind SEC foes Georgia (No. 1) and LSU (No. 2) but come in directly ahead of Arkansas (No. 4), South Carolina (No. 5), Mississippi State (No. 6), Kentucky (No. 7) and Vanderbilt (No. 8).
The work Josh Elander and his staff did in the portal is particularly impressive given the Vols’ relatively small class. Georgia (19), Arkansas (13), South Carolina (23), Mississippi State (13), Kentucky (12), Texas A&M (13) and Ole Miss (13) all have larger transfer classes while Georgia is the only one ranked above Tennessee.
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Tennessee’s 11-player transfer class includes Air Force infielder Wyatt Hanoian, Baylor infielder Travis Sanders, FIU infielder Mario Trivella, Cal Baptist shortstop Chris Ramirez, Wright State outfielder Andrew Duncan, Louisville right-handed pitcher Parker Detmers, South Carolina left-handed pitcher Jake McCoy, Northwestern State left-handed pitcher Brody Trosclair, UC Irvine left-handed pitcher Ricky Ojeda and Mercer two-way Braydon Kersey.
Eight of Tennessee’s 11 incoming transfers rank in the top 250 of 64analytics player transfer rankings. The Vols lost just two players in the top 250 of the rankings.
Perhaps the most impressive part of Tennessee’s transfer class is the bevy of talented infielders they landed. Chris Ramirez is one of the very top players in the transfer portal and could be a first round pick in the 2027 MLB Draft.
Despite landing Ramirez, the Vols still landed FIU shortstop Mario Trivella and Baylor shortstop Travis Sanders in the portal. Add in second baseman Wyatt Hanoian and Tennessee has a bevy of competition and depth in the infield.
Tennessee landed five pitchers and an additional two-way player. South Carolina left-handed pitcher Jake McCoy, Louisville right-handed pitcher Parker Detmers and Northwestern State left-handed pitcher Brody Trosclair will all compete for weekend starting spots.
