Five Kentucky baseball thoughts as summer winds down
Thoughts on Kentucky's player retention, transfer portal class, deep pitching staff and more.
Mitchell has the chance to be the first prep player taken in the top 10 rounds of MLB draft from Delaware since 2012, according to the Baseball America draft database.
Essenburg said the MLB draft will be "one of the hardest decisions that I’ll probably ever have to make in my life."
Summer baseball leagues around the country are ongoing. How have UK's players performed to date?
With the MLB draft just a few weeks away, various publications are updating their prospect rankings. Plus a couple of high school and transfer portal recruiting notes.
Willoughby won a state championship in June and has seen his Prep Baseball Report ranking soar over the past year.
A lefthanded pitcher was a need for the program in the portal. South Carolina transfer Jackson Soucie will play for Kentucky next year.
The Wildcats are still adding to the roster -- and the MLB draft will play a role in the final product -- but we have a vision of what next year's team could be.
Campbell slashed .388/.498/.622 with 11 homers and 54 RBIs in 2025.
The New Orleans native had a 3.90 ERA in 2025.
Indiana infielder Tyler Cerny and Grand Canyon pitcher Connor Mattison committed to the Wildcats on Friday.
Kentucky will have a few members of its 2025 signing class participate in the MLB Draft Combine next week.
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