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Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Tennessee’s fourth pick of the night. Dylan Dreiling finished up night No. 1 of 2024 MLB Draft for Tennessee, coming off the board in the second round to the Texas Rangers. The College World Series MVP went 65th overall. With the 65th pick of the 2024 #MLBDraft, the Texas Rangers select OF Dylan Dreiling from @Vol_Baseball. … [Read more...] about 2024 MLB Draft: Dylan Dreiling selected 65th overall by the Texas Rangers

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images IIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT’SSSSSSSSS MONDAY!!!!!! And you fine, wonderful orange-clad Tennessee friends of mine know just what that means. Let’s put on those helmets, grab those orange bats, and swing away at the nuggets of Tennessee Vols-related thoughts coming in hot from the corners of my mind. 1) Christian Moore is heading to the Los … [Read more...] about Monday Musings: New homes for some Tennessee BaseVols

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Another early-round draftee for Tennessee Former Clemson transfer and Vols’ third baseman Billy Amick became the second Tennessee baseball player taken in the 2024 MLB Draft when the Minnesota Twins snagged him with the 60th overall pick. Amick’s only season with Tennessee a bit of an up-and-down affair, as he … [Read more...] about 2024 MLB Draft Results: Vols’ Billy Amick goes 60th overall to the Twins

Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Higher than most thought. Tennessee’s second draft pick of the night wasn’t who we were expecting — it was Blake Burke. The slugging first baseman came off the board 34th overall to the Milwaukee Brewers, despite being projected in the 50s by most analysts. MLB.com had him as the 65th best prospect on the board. Burke improved his batting … [Read more...] about 2024 MLB Draft: Blake Burke selected 34th overall by the Brewers

Kyle Schwab-USA TODAY Sports Several Vols should hear their name called in the first 2-3 rounds The 2024 MLB Draft is upon us, and soon enough the most talented college and high school prospects across the country will live their dreams of hearing their name called by a major league team in the draft. Several Tennessee Vols should hear their names called early on in … [Read more...] about A primer on the 2024 MLB Draft