If everything breaks right, the Cardinals have an ace with this pick, which they desperately need, considering their old and mostly underwhelming rotation. While the Cardinals look like winners, there are four other teams that crushed it in the MLB Draft as well.

Highest pick for Cardinals since 1998, Doyle led NCAA in strikeout rates this past season and had 101 more strikeouts than hits allowed for the Volunteers.

With the fifth overall pick of the MLB Draft, the Cardinals selected Liam Doyle. Before the draft, Doyle was compared to reigning Cy Young Winner Tarik Skubal.

The St. Louis Cardinals may have landed the most pro-ready pitcher in the MLB Draft, and some believe he could reach the major leagues very soon.

Derry's Liam Doyle was drafted fifth overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, making him one of the highest picks in state history.

A day after selecting a pair of Tennessee Volunteers hurlers in Liam Doyle (No. 5 overall) and Tanner Franklin (No. 72), the St. Louis Cardinals completed Day 2 of the 2025 MLB Draft by using 10 of their 17 picks on collegiate pitchers.

St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Randy Flores speaks with the media on Sunday, July 13, 2025, after the team selected Liam Doyle in the first round of the MLB