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8/25/25 | [Sports Illustrated] - A's Top Prospect Leo De Vries Shows He'll be Just Fine in First Week in Double-A. In order to evaluate a young top prospect, you have to look beyond the surface numbers Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/25/25 | [Baseball America] - Athletics’ System Takes On New Look With Do Leo De Vries. When the Padres dangled top prospect Leo De Vries in talks for closer Mason Miller, the Athletics were all ears. They love the 18-year-old's upside on both sides of the ball. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/19/25 | Elephant Rumblings: Leo De Vries Promoted to Double-A. MLB news roundup Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/elephant-rumbling... |
8/18/25 | [NBC Sports Bay Area] - Athletics reportedly promoting top prospect Leo De Vries to Double-A Midland. The Athletics are promoting top prospect to Double-A Midland after the switch-hitting shortstop’s recent hot stretch with High-A Lansing, ’s Martín Gallegos reported Sunday, citing a source. A’s are promoting No. 1 prospect Leo De Vries to Double-A Midland, per source. De Vries was on fire this weekend at High-A Lansing, going 7-for-12 with two homers, two triples and a double over his past three games. — Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) De Vries is the league’s No. 3 overall prospect and was the A’s critical return piece in the deal that to the San Diego Padres at the . At 18 years old, De Vries slashed .249/.354/.426 with 91 hits, 58 RBI and 10 home runs over 97 games between the Padres’ High-A Fort Wayne affiliate and the Athletics’ High-A Lansing team in 2025. He began his professional career with the Padres organization at just 17 years old in 2024, playing 93 games between Single-A Lake Elsinore and the Arizona Fall League’s Peoria. "A Leo De Vries hot streak looks different than everybody else's!" ?? 1st inning: 2-run homer ?? 5th inning: Triple ?? 7th inning: 3-run homer | — MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) De Vries will be the youngest player at the Double-A level when he debuts for the RockHounds, according to Baseball America, and will be the 19th player to reach Double-A at 18 years old since 2010. A’s general manager David Forst told Chris Townsend about his expectations for De Vries on “A’s Cast” on Wednesday — and it was quite the foreshadowing. “I think Leo De Vries has a chance to be a superstar,” Forst said, adding that “there is a learning curve no matter where you are, but I’d like to think he gets his feet wet in Double-A before the end of the year, starts there next year, and then he’s off and running.” "I think Leo De Vries has a chance to be a superstar." GM David Forst had high praise for 18-year-old Leo De Vries, who is currently with the . — A's Cast (@athleticscast24) The A’s have liked what they have seen from De Vries and look forward to seeing him — the equivalent of a high school senior — get his feet wet at yet another big-boy level. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/18/25 | [Baseball America] - A's Bump Top Prospect Leo De Vries To Double-A. After 15 games with High-A Lansing, shortstop Leo De Vries is headed to Double-A Midland according to Francys Romero. Acquired from the Padres in the… Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/17/25 | [Sports Illustrated] - A's Promoting Top Prospect Leo De Vries. Leo De Vries is moving on up in the A's system. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/15/25 | [MLB: Athletics] - 'El Mutante' breaks out with first two homers for A's since Deadline blockbuster. It was only a matter of time before Leo De Vries announced himself at High-A Lansing. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/12/25 | Padres' AJ Preller Reveals Why He Has No Problem Trading Potential Future Stars in Blockbuster Deals. San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller addressed his approach to making trades and explained his process when handling prospects. Preller is well-known for wheeling and dealing over the offseason and the trade deadline. This time, on July 31, Preller traded away top prospect Leo De Vries — one of the best prospects in baseball — in a deal that landed Mason Miller from the Athletics. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/san-diego-padres-new... |
8/11/25 | [MLB: Athletics] - De Vries highlights burgeoning new A's among Top 30 prospects. Seldom does a team have an opportunity to obtain another club’s player who is universally touted as a potential future superstar. At this year’s Trade Deadline, however, the Athletics landed one of baseball’s premier prospects by acquiring Leo De Vries from the Padres in a blockbuster deal that sent closer Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/10/25 | Padres top prospect Ethan Salas gets promising health update. The San Diego Padres' new top prospect following the trade of Leo De Vries, Ethan Salas, gets a promising health update amid his potential return to action. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/padres-top-prospe... |
8/06/25 | [MLB: Film Room] - MiLB FGOTD: De Vries faces off with Hope at High-A | 08/06/2025. Newly acquired Leo De Vries (MLB No. 3) and Lansing (ATH) take on Zyhir Hope (MLB No. 30) and Great Lakes (LAD). Visit MiLB.TV for more. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/05/25 | [Oakland A's Videos] - Babitt Breakdown: Leo De Vries. A’s Scout & Analyst for NBC Sports California Shooty Babitt breaks down A’s top prospect Leo De Vries from the scouting perspective on A’s Cast Live.#athleti... Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/04/25 | Padres' Mason Miller discusses possible position change with new team. The San Diego Padres were heavy buyers in the days leading up to the MLB trade deadline last week. President of baseball operations, A.J. Preller, was able to put together another large midseason trade haul. San Diego completed multiple trades, including a deal that sent three Padres' top prospects, including shortstop Leo De Vries, pitchers Braden Nett, Henry Baez, and Eduarniel Nunez, to the Athletics in exchange for JP Sears and Mason Miller. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/san-diego-padr... |
8/03/25 | [Oakland A's Videos] - Jesús Cano of Baseball America Breaks Down Top Prospect Leo De Vries | A's Cast Live. Jesús Cano, writer for Baseball America, joins Chris Townsend on A’s Cast Live to provide an in-depth analysis of Leo De Vries, explaining why he would be th... Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
8/02/25 | Former Padres top prospect breaks silence on shocking trade to the A's. Former San Diego Padres top prospect Leo De Vries still isn't quite sure how to process the stunning trade deadline move that sent him to the Athletics. De Vries along with RHP Braden Nett, RHP Henry Baez, and Eduarniel Núñez were sent to the Athletics in exchange for closer Mason Miller on Thursday. De Vries was the top prospect in the Padres' system, and the top prospect in all of baseball, per MLB Pipeline. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/san-diego-padr... |
8/01/25 | Padres make waves at trade deadline again, unafraid to deal away one of baseball's top prospects. General manager A.J. Preller has once again made the San Diego Padres the stars of baseball's trade deadline. On Thursday, he traded top prospect Leo De Vries to the Athletics for closer Mason Miller. This follows Preller's 2022 acquisition of Juan Soto. By the deadline, Preller had traded 14 players and acquired eight, including left-handers JP Sears and Nestor Cortés. Houston and Seattle were also buyers this year, while Minnesota tore down its roster. Arizona had two of the best trade chips on the market in Eugenio Suárez and Merrill Kelly, trading the former to Seattle and the latter to Texas. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/padres-make-w... |
7/31/25 | MLB trade deadline deal yields Lansing Lugnuts one of minor league baseball's top prospects. 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries joined Lugnuts on July 31 after being acquired by the Athletics in deal with San Diego. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mlb-trade-deadlin... |
7/31/25 | [Baseball America] - Leo De Vries trade reaction! Breaking down the Padres-A's blockbuster. The Baseball America prospect team is bleary-eyed after writing trades all night last night. Some of us haven't showered yet, but we can't wait any longer as... Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
7/28/25 | Padres minors: Leo De Vries, Kale Fountain hit homers, Henry Baez pitches Missions to win. Triple-A El Paso rained out as part of the Padres' minor league action on Sunday Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/28/pa... |
7/20/25 | Padres minors: Leo De Vries sends TinCaps to win; Kannon Kemp paces Storm. Padres prospect Leo De Vries' 10th-inning double sends Fort Wayne TinCaps to victory Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/20/pa... |