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FSU baseball offseason thread: Transfer portal, MLB Draft selection moves

Posted on by Vaseline

The Florida State Seminoles baseball team fell short of the ultimate turnaround story with a loss in the final four of the College World Series. And despite their elimination jabs, the season was a big win overall. The 26-game improvement from 2023, the second-place finish in the ACC Tournament, the CWS run – the Seminoles appear to have righted the ship under Link Jarrett.

However, as the Noles enter the 2025 season, they will have major holes to fill as they attempt to repeat this season’s success. We’ll be following all the comings and goings of the offseason as Florida State looks to reload.

Departure

Although the MLB draft has not taken place, two Seminole standouts are expected to be selected in the first round. Other Florida State underclassmen may also be drafted, and they will have to decide whether to leave early or lose signing power to the draft pool.

Projected Losses for the Draft:

Potential losses for the design:

Other names to know for the Draft:

FSU signees who could potentially turn pro:

Players (apparently) ineligible for college:

  • Andrew Armstrong
  • Daniel Cantu
  • McGwire Holbrook
  • Brenner Oxford
  • Noah Short
  • Jordan Williams

Transfer Portal

The Seminoles are expected to once again be major players in the transfer portal. We try to link every portal announcement from social media, but encourage anyone looking for the latest news to do so Tomahawk Nation alum and good friend Brett Nevitt follow him on Twitter because he will be the first with your information on all things Florida State baseball. The portal additions/anomalies are reported by Brett unless otherwise linked.

Departure

Additions

Evan Chrest

The right-handed pitcher from Jacksonville University was a First Team Freshman All-American of D1 Baseball And Baseball America in 2023. Chrest was 8-2 with a 2.68 ERA. He struggled his sophomore season with a 2-4 record and 6.82 ERA. Full JU bio here.

Peyton Prescott

Another JU transfer, Prescott appeared on the mound for the Dolphins in 16 games, starting six. The right-hander was 5-6 with a 6.02 ERA last season. He also had 21 at-bats on the season with a .190 BA. Full JU Bio here.

Joey Volini

The left-hander out of USF posted a 3.86 rating in his freshman season in 14 appearances (2022) before missing the entire 2023 season due to Tommy-John surgery. Last season, Volini played fourteen games, including three starts. The southpaw went 3-0 overall with a 4.40 ERA. Full USF bio here.

Gage Harrelson

The speedy left-handed outfielder made a big impact at Texas Tech in 2023. Harrelson was selected to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team, along with the Big 12 all-Freshman team. He played in 58 games and started 57. Harrelson had a .324 average with 22 extra base hits. This past season, Harrelson started 29 games and posted a .253 average. Full Texas Tech bio here.

Join us all season long as we cover all things Florida State Baseball.