Switch-hitting Leodalis De Vries signed in January as the Padres’ top international amateur for 2024 and finished the season in the Arizona Fall League
San Diego Padres’ Leodalis De Vries runs back into the dugout after the eighth inning of their exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in San Diego, CA. Even with Ha-Seong Kim departing as a free agent, the Padres have plenty of shortstops on the diamond.
The class of the Padres’ infield prospects, De Vries is just beginning his ascent up the organization, but he’s shown in a small sample that he could follow the fast track that carried both Tatis and Merrill to the majors before their 21st birthday..238 avg., .361 OBP, .442 SLG, 11 HRs, 38 RBIs, 63 runs, 50 walks, 84 strikeouts, 13 steals as the top international prospect in 2023, the Padres added De Vries for $4.2 million to open the 2024 window.
Stockton Ports at Lake Elsinore Storm- Storm’s shortstop Rosman Verdugo waits for the pitch. .235 avg., .340 OBP, .381 SLG, 10 HRs, 60 RBIs, 70 runs, 63 walks, 134 strikeouts Mexico’s top amateur in 2022 signed for $700,000, debuted in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and hit seven home runs as a 17-year-old. His contact skills have drawn comparisons to former Padres prospectand he’s seen time at shortstop, second and third base as a pro. Verdugo hit .220/.308/.
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