Liam Doyle is a solid consolation prize after he pitched his way into the top-tier of this draft class during a breakout spring. The 6'2" southpaw finished 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 164 strikeouts in 95.2 innings after transferring from Ole Miss to Tennessee.

The 2025 MLB draft starts Sunday, so let's project how the first round could play out with my mock draft 3.0. The drama starts right at the top this year, as the Washington Nationals have a difficult decision to make with the No. 1 pick a week after firing their general manager.

The MLB Draft doesn't produce immediate results like drafts in some other sports, but that trend may be starting to change when it comes to players drafted out of college. In the year since the 2024 MLB Draft,