As the trade deadline looms and postseason aspirations intensify, the San Diego Padres have more than just the big-league roster to keep an eye on. Down on the farm, Leo De Vries, the club’s No. 1 overall prospect and the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball, is making a loud case for a promotion with a red-hot July performance that’s hard to ignore.
The 18-year-old shortstop has been lighting up High-A pitching this month, capping off a standout stretch with his seventh home run of the season on Sunday, July 20th for the Fort Wayne TinCaps.