Liam Doyle learned where he would begin his professional baseball career on Sunday night as the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft.
Doyle brings an elite fastball that grades out as the highest of any college pitcher since Paul Skenes came out of LSU. If Doyle can pair that with a strong slider or changeup, he has the potential to be a Randy Johnson-lite pitcher for the Cardinals.
If he can develop his slider into the wipeout slider Johnson was known for having in his arsenal, he could bring the same attitude and mound presence to St.