- Full name Liam Doyle
- Born 06/03/2004 in
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: L
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Draft Prospects
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School: Tennessee Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
BA Grade: 55/High
When hitters step into the box against Doyle, they know his fastball is coming but there’s not much they can do about it. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound lefthander and New Hampshire native has bounced around in college, first at Coastal Carolina in 2023, then at Ole Miss in 2024 and finally Tennessee in 2025. He surged up draft boards by being the most dominant arm in the country, with a 2.91 ERA over 16 regular-season starts and 89.2 innings. His 42.6% strikeout rate was the best mark in Division I. Doyle attacks hitters with a high-effort delivery that features a harsh fall-off to the third base side and looks more like a reliever, but he has pitched as a starter with solid control for three years. His arsenal is centered on a high-usage fastball that sits 95-97 mph and touches 100 with excellent riding life. It’s an easy plus pitch on velocity alone, but the life and the flat approach angle with which he throws it—in addition to his impressive ability to locate it at the top of the zone—makes it a 70-grade offering and one of the best fastballs in the class. Doyle’s secondaries are a bigger question. He throws a low-80s slider, an upper-80s cutter and a mid-80s splitter, all of which earn differing grades depending on whether you talk to scouts or analysts. The latter are more optimistic. Both parties agree that Doyle’s splitter has above-average potential and is his most advanced secondary pitch. Doyle’s outlier fastball traits and SEC dominance have him positioned to be a top 10 overall pick and in the running to be the first arm off the board.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 50. Changeup: 55. Cutter: 50. Control: 50. -
School: Tennessee Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
Doyle showed well during his lone season at Ole Miss in 2024, where he worked a 5.73 ERA with 84 strikeouts to 21 walks in 55 innings. He transferred to Tennessee for the 2025 season. Doyle has an explosive delivery with no shortage of arm speed, and his best offering is his 92-95 mph fastball that touches 97 and takes on a great shape. His low-80s slider looked like more of a bat-misser this spring, and it flashed plus potential with tight sweeping action.
Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Cutter: 55 | Control: 50
