Prospects on Fire! (Tuesday's Minor League Baseball Stars)

A new week of Minor League Baseball is upon us, and there was a ton of good action. I was in Columbia for the Fireflies and Mudcats game, which was awesome,e and I will be around all week. I will have a live looks report for that, but a few of those players performed well enough to earn a spot in today’s article.

Let’s recap what happened across the entire landscape of pro baseball yesterday. If you are unfamiliar with the Dynasty Digest, it is a daily newsletter covering the previous days’ action. While the main focus is usually Minor League Baseball, I will also be hitting on MLB performances to know as well. 

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Each day, I will pick a hitter and pitcher who stand out and deserve the top spot on the sheet. Those players’ reports will be free for all to read. The rest will be paywalled for Dynasty Dugout Subscribers. The article is around 3000 words, giving you detailed player reports to encapsulate everything you need to know.

Leo De Vries, SS, San Diego Padres, 18, A+

“Leo De Vries is inevitable, my goodness!” At least that is what the announcer of the Fort Wayne Tin Caps and Lansing Lugnuts said. At 18 years old, De Vries has already accomplished things in his baseball career that a lot of haven’t. He went to the Arizona Fall League last year and now gets an aggressive assignment in High-A. Tuesday was another monumental game as De Vries hit for the cycle.

A first-inning home run put De Vries on the board with his second home run of the year, which followed a 108 mph home run last week. De Vries nearly left the yard again in the third inning, but settled for a double off the tallest part of the wall in center field. Then in the fifth inning, De Vries did it again, smoked a home run on a beautiful swing to the pull side.

In the sixth inning, De Vries was set up nicely by a hanging breaking ball, which he scorched to right for a single. The Lugnuts finally got De Vries out in the seventh inning as they got him to fly out to the warning track to the opposite field, but it was a sacrifice fly. Then, in the ninth inning, the inevitable happened: De Vries hit another shot that banged off the right field wall and ricocheted hard away from Jared Dickey. It turned into a hustle triple to give the Tin Caps the lead and eventual win.

De Vries ended the day with a cycle, two home runs, and eight RBI. Even before Tuesday’s game, De Vries has been swinging it well. He’s lifting and pulling the ball with authority and making plenty of contact. The power has taken another step forward this year. After topping out at 106.9 mph during the regular season last year, De Vries has already hit several balls harder than that in 2025.

Dylan Questad, RHP, Minnesota Twins, 20, A

A 2023 fifth-round prep arm out of Wisconsin, Questad was bad in 2024, there is no good way to put it. Posting a 10.48 ERA in the complex with a 19.2 percent walk rate does not do much to inspire confidence, but Questad returned to the mound in Single-A this year and looks like a different arm.

The stat line on Tuesday was not overwhelming; in fact, there were many arms who put up glowing lines, but Questad did lead all Single-A arms with 15 whiffs. He allowed just one hit and two walks across five innings with the only damage coming via an Eduardo Tait home run, which was obliterated, leaving the bat at 114 mph. Other than that, Questad pitched well and needed just 69 pitches to get through five innings.

Questad led with his slider, which generated nine whiffs on 22 swings. IT worked in the 85-88 mph range with good carry and solid horizontal movement. Hitters chased his slider out of the zone at an impressive 42 percent mark.

The four-seam fastball worked in the 93-95 mph range, and Questad topped out at 96 mph. Questad creates pretty good life on the pitch, averaging 17.6 inches of IVB from a 5’8” release height.

Questad’s mid-80s changeup plays well with late depth and over ten inches of fade consistently. He throws a two-plane, mid-70s breaking ball as well with good depth. In 13.2 innings this season, Questad has a 1.38 ERA and a 42 percent strikeout rate. The 11.6 percent walk rate is still an issue, but his 61 percent strike rate is close to average for his age and level.

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