Everywhere Leo De Vries has gone, he’s been a superstar. He was considered the top international prospect of 2024. Originally drafted by San Diego, De Vries was involved in the trade that sent Mason Miller to the Padres.

Now, entering 2026, De Vries is the #4 prospect in baseball. He is a plus hitter who can hit for power from both sides of the plate, and at just 19-years-old, more power will surely come as he continues to fill out.

He walked at a 12.5% rate in the minors in 2025, and limits strikeouts. He doesn’t sport the highest average, but his offensive upside should get him to the big club rather quickly.

He profiles closely to Francisco Lindor: switch hitting shortstop, power, big personality. Not saying he’ll have the career of Lindor the giant contract, but the upside is there. His future, however, may not be at short. He’s an average defender, and the Athletics just signed their incumbent shortstop, Jacob Wilson to a lucrative 7-year extension. De Vries has only ever played second base in terms of a secondary position, but I think he profiles pretty well there. Seeing as the A’s current options at second base are 33-year-old Jeff McNeil and 32-year-old Andy Ibanez, both of whom will be free agents after the season, it seems like the door is wide open for De Vries at second.

Outside of Lindor, when I look at Leo De Vries, I see another Dominican-born player who broke into the Majors with the Athletics at short: Miguel Tejada. De Vries is taller and thinner than Tejada, but Tejada didn’t have his “breakout” season until he was 28, and he still hit 307 career homers. Tejada also spent time at second and third, so I see that with De Vries who I think will eventually find another home defensively. Tejada was a 6x All-Star; Lindor has 5 ASG nods and counting. Regardless of which comp you lean toward more with De Vries, I think he would make a great addition to an Athletics team that is on its way up with a lot of young talent.