Padres' Leodalis De Vries: Suffers shoulder injury
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De Vries will miss time due to a right shoulder strain suffered during Sunday's game at Single-A Lake Elsinore, AJ Cassavell of MiLB.com reports.
De Vries attempted to make a diving play in the field and paid the price. According to Cassavell, the team expects the injury to sideline one of its top prospects for the remainder of the season, though it's still too early to officially shut him down.
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Padres' Leodalis De Vries: Struggling in Single-A ball
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De Vries is slashing .148/.303/.259 with a 30.3 percent strikeout rate through seven games with Single-A Lake Elsinore.
San Diego was aggressive in placing De Vries in Single-A as a 17-year-old, and the prized international prospect began his professional career by going 4-for-13 with four RBI over his first three games. However, he's gone 0-for-14 with six strikeouts over his subsequent four contests, highlighting the inevitable growing pains given his age. On a positive note, De Vries has compiled a 15.2 percent walk rate thus far, so he's at least demonstrating some patience at the plate.
