This page will be your one-stop shop for all roster moves during Kentucky’s 2026 offseason. It will evolve over the offseason until all roster moves are complete.
Last updated: July 13
MLB draft selections
- Tyler Bell – SS (Colorado Rockies, 1st round, No. 10 overall)
- Jaxon Jelkin – RHP (Philadelphia Phillies, 4th round, No. 135 overall)
- JUCO Jimmy Anderson – SS (Baltimore Orioles, 5th round, No. 142 overall)
- HS INF Robert Omidi – (Detroit Tigers, 8th round, No. 246 overall)
- Connor Mattison – RHP (Minnesota Twins, 16th round, No. 467 overall)
- New Mexico transfer Cooper Corkrean – LHP (Kansas City Royals, 18th round, No. 539)
- HS RHP Matt Ponatoski – (Cincinnati Reds, 18th round, No. 542)
Players with remaining eligibility
One major change: The NCAA approved a new eligibility system in late June. Current college athletes either fall under the old rules (five years to play four) or the new rules that allow five seasons. It comes down to which rule gives the athlete more eligibility.
One year of eligibility remaining (2)
- 37 Jayce Tharnish – OF
- 38 Ryan Mullan – RHP
Two years of eligibility remaining (5)
- 9 Ethan Hindle – INF
- 49 Ben Cleaver – LHP
- 21 Chase Alderman – RHP
- 23 Hudson Brown – 1B/DH
- 50 Will Pryor – RHP
Three years of eligibility remaining (4)
- 17 Cameron Owens – RHP
- 22 Burkley Bounds – RHP
- 36 Nate Harris – RHP
- 45 Leighton Harris – LHP
Four years of eligibility remaining (5)
- 1 Caeden Cloud – INF
- 19 Jack Sams - RHP
- 24 Braxton Van Cleave – OF
- 47 Will Coleman – LHP
- 33 Ryan Foscolo – OF
Incoming transfer portal commitments (10)
- OF Brody Chrisman (Akron)
- UTIL JP Peltier (Wright State)
- LHP Kale Hammer (Seattle University)
- RHP Logan Hastings (Maryland)
- RHP PJ Craig (Rider)
- INF Owen Lee (Tennessee Tech)
- RHP Mason Snyder (Western Carolina)
- CF Alex Kelsey (Saint Joseph's)
- C/DH Brayden Ricketts (Indiana)
- C Riley Jackson (Houston)
Incoming high school/junior college commitments (9)
For more details on each high school signee, visit the 2026 commitments page.
- LHP - Joey Ansell
- OF - Rob Czarniecki
- C - Carson May
- LHP - Cole McLean
- 1B/OF - Kaden Powell
- RHP - Logan Sorrel
- RHP - Aiden Smith
- RHP - Sammy Swank
- RHP - Grayson Willoughby
Outgoing transfers (12)
- 4 Alex Duffey – C/UT (Elon)
- 44 Michael Gardner – INF (Villanova)
- 28 Lucas Hail – RHP (Wabash Valley College)
- 41 Maxime Boies – INF
- 25 Ryan Schwartz – OF/C (Michigan)
- 29 Owen Jenkins – C/UT (Texas Tech)
- 13 Tagger Tyson – C/UT (Grand Canyon)
- 7 Toby Peterson – LHP
- 49 Tristan Hunter – RHP (Missouri State)
- 30 Bryson Treichel – RHP (Grand Canyon)
- 20 Tommy Skelding – RHP (Appalachian State)
- 31 Oliver Boone – RHP (Arizona State)
No remaining eligibility (9)
- 2 Tyler Cerny – INF
- 3 Will Marcy – OF
- 5 Jack Bennett – RHP
- 8 Nile Adcock – RHP
- 10 Luke Lawrence – INF
- 11 Scott Campbell Jr. – OF
- 16 Ira Austin – RHP
- 34 Carson Hansen – OF
- 35 Jackson Soucie – LHP