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Where Keith Law projects them in the top 50.
#2 Liam Doyle
#6 Gavin Kilen
Bats: L, Throws: R
Kilen returned to the Vols’ lineup this past weekend as a DH after missing three weeks with a hamstring injury. He’s been one of the best hitters in the draft when he’s been able to play, with tons of hard contact, including power (10 homers in 77 AB after Friday night) and a whiff rate around 16 percent. He’s on the smaller side and probably ends up at second base, but if he carries this offensive performance through SEC play — and he did have similar results last year at Louisville — he’s an easy top-10 player in the class.
#13 Dean Curley-
Bats: R, Throws: R
Curley has an excellent feel to hit with a simple swing that gets the ball in the air. He rarely chases pitches out of the zone (11 percent this year on pitches beyond the “shadow”, down from 14 percent last year) and makes enough contact in the zone to project him to an average or better hit tool at his peak. He’s not a shortstop and probably has his best shot to stay on the dirt at third base.
#2 Liam Doyle
#6 Gavin Kilen
Bats: L, Throws: R
Kilen returned to the Vols’ lineup this past weekend as a DH after missing three weeks with a hamstring injury. He’s been one of the best hitters in the draft when he’s been able to play, with tons of hard contact, including power (10 homers in 77 AB after Friday night) and a whiff rate around 16 percent. He’s on the smaller side and probably ends up at second base, but if he carries this offensive performance through SEC play — and he did have similar results last year at Louisville — he’s an easy top-10 player in the class.
#13 Dean Curley-
Bats: R, Throws: R
Curley has an excellent feel to hit with a simple swing that gets the ball in the air. He rarely chases pitches out of the zone (11 percent this year on pitches beyond the “shadow”, down from 14 percent last year) and makes enough contact in the zone to project him to an average or better hit tool at his peak. He’s not a shortstop and probably has his best shot to stay on the dirt at third base.
