As the college baseball calendar flips to the postseason, so too begins transfer portal season—now one of the sport’s most critical and fast-moving markets.
In 2024, several thousand Division I players entered college baseball’s version of free agency, a trend that’s allowed some of the nation’s top teams—including LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Texas and Oregon—to rebuild rosters and vault into national seed contention.
The portal is already open to all graduate transfers and will open without restriction to all players on June 2 and remain open until July 1.
Baseball America will be tracking notable entrants and their commitments—or, in the case of draft-eligible players, decisions to sign professional contracts. This is not a comprehensive or ranked list, but a running log of key player movement throughout the offseason.
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| Player | Position | Old School | new school | Commitment/Announcement Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Estrada | RHP | MIT | Tennessee | May 13, 2025 |
| Max Jensen | 1B/3B | Cornell | Vanderbilt | May 13, 2025 |
| Jacob Faulkner | RHP | Princeton | Vanderbilt | May 4, 2025 |
| Clay Edmondson | RHP | UNC Asheville | Tennessee | April 24, 2025 |
| Taylor Sagouspie | RHP | Cal Poly | ||
| Temo Becerra | SS | Stanford | ||
| Charlie Saum | C | Stanford | ||
| Rob Liddington | 1B/OF | Incarnate Word | ||
| Kendal Spencer | OF | Savannah State | ||
| Nico Azpilcueta | DH | Stony Brook | ||
| Erik Paulsen | 1B/LHP | Stony Brook | ||
| Johnny Pilla | INF | Stony Brook | ||
| Eddie Smink | RHO | Stony Brook |
Mason Estrada, RHP, MIT
Tennessee has won huge in the transfer portal in recent years, landing a handful of roster headliners such as former Ole Miss lefty Liam Doyle, who is now arguably college baseball’s most dominant active arm, former Ole Miss slugger Andrew Fischer and former Louisville middle infielder Gavin Kilen, among many others. The Volunteers are hopeful that they’ve struck gold again after earning a commitment from former MIT righty Mason Estrada, whose fastball sits in the mid-to-high 90s with carry through the zone. He also offers a big, sweeping slider out of a low three-quarter slot, which helped to produce an impressive 2.21 ERA and 66 strikeouts to 23 walks in 40.2 innings this year. Estrada is eligible for this summer’s draft, making his collegiate future somewhat murky.
Max Jensen, 1B/3B, Cornell
Vanderbilt set out to add experience to its infield this offseason and got on the board very early when it earned a pledge from former Cornell corner infielder Max Jensen, who has one season of remaining eligibility after making just 17 appearances in 2025 due to injury. Jensen batted .284 with three doubles, one triple, five home runs and 15 RBIs while producing a 90.6 mph average exit velocity and 106 mph 90th percentile exit velocity in his limited sample size.
Jacob Faulkner, RHP, Princeton
The Commodores’ first transfer pickup of the year came from former Ivy Leaguer Jacob Faulkner, a sidewinder who pitched to the tune of a 4.14 ERA with 55 strikeouts to 17 walks in 67.1 innings as a junior in 2025. Faulkner relies on two pitches, a fastball and slider, and neither produce overwhelming velocity or sharp movement, his extremely low release height and deceptiveness make each offering unique.
Temo Becerra, SS, Stanford
Becerra entered the portal as a graduate transfer and is currently in the midst of a career season to the tune of a .341/.394/.435 slash line with 12 extra-base hits and 36 RBIs—all of which are new career-highs. A versatile infielder, Becerra can play anywhere on the dirt. He has the skillset to handle either shortstop or third base, where he has an above-average arm. Becerra very much fits the mold of a “hit over power” profile, but he has plus bat-to-ball skills and is currently running a 90% overall in-zone contact rate, including 94% against fastballs.
Charlie Saum, C, Stanford
He might not have the flashiest offensive numbers, even among early transfer portal entrants, but Stanford senior catcher Charlie Saum is expected to garner high-major interest this offseason after producing impressive batted ball numbers and proving to be a steady presence behind the plate with over 100 games of collegiate experience. As of April 18, Saum had a 114 mph maximum exit velocity, 30% barrel rate and 51% hard hit rate.
Rob Liddington, 1B/OF, Incarnate Word
One of over a dozen players from Incarnate Word to hit the portal in the wake of head coach Ryan Shotzberger’s firing, Liddington has a chance to command serious attention after posting a breakout season in 2025, which included a .359 average, 15 home runs, 10 doubles, five triples, 50 RBIs and 13 stolen bases across 50 games. Liddington has played all over the diamond in college, though the majority of his reps have come in the outfield and at first base.
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