After a 40-win season in 2026, but not making it out of its own regional, head coach Link Jarrett and Florida State baseball face a critical offseason to try to infuse the program with talent to get the Noles back to Omaha for the first time since 2024.
Throughout his time in Tallahassee, Jarrett has proven that he is ready, willing, and able to go into the transfer portal and build out his roster that way. Last offseason, the head coach brought in nine transfers from Division-1, including the Saturday
and Sunday starters in FSU’s rotation, along with four players from D-2/JUCO, such as Cooper Whited, who became the Noles’ midweek starter.
It should be another heavy transfer portal lift heading into this offseason. Most likely, Florida State will lose its entire weekend rotation to the draft as Wes Mendes, Trey Beard, and Bryson Moore are draft-eligible and are primed to hear their names called early in July. There are also multiple question marks on the hitter’s side, with Myles Bailey and Hunter Carns as draft-eligible sophomores facing the decision to go pro or head back to school.
No matter who stays and who returns, though, FSU has a ton to clean up from last season. The lineup did not have enough pop, the defense never found consistency, and the Noles were too right-hand reliant in the bullpen and on their batting order. Jarrett must infuse this roster with elite talent and specific roles to avoid some of the self-inflicted wounds the Seminoles faced in 2026.
Throughout the offseason, Tomahawk Nation’s staff will update this article to track who is leaving, returning to school, coming in via the transfer portal, or arriving on campus as a college freshman.
Departing Players
- INF/ OF Noah Sheffield
- OF Chase Williams
- INF Kelvyn Paulino Jr.
- 1B Charlie Buckles (reported by Brett Nevitt)
Transfer additions
- None to date
Draft signings
- The MLB draft takes place from July 11-12
Incoming freshmen
- No freshmen have signed with Florida State to date
