Career
De Vries signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent out of the University of Minnesota on August 22, 2006. He played in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins. He is 6 feet 2 inches (188 m) tall and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg).
De Vries spent the 2008 season with the Twins" advanced A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle.
In the first half of the season, De Vries went 5–5 with a 3.11 earned run average and 47 strike outs over 13 appearances (12 starts) in Fort Myers" quest for the Florida State League first-half West Division title. In his first start of the 2009 season, De Vries led New Britain to their first victory, pitching 51⁄3 innings, and giving up only one earned run against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Eastern League Double A farm club of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Foreign the season, he went 7–14 with a 4.84 European Research Area in 26 starts. He made ten appearances for the Rock Cats in 2010, five starts and five relief appearances, before being promoted to Rochester.
He was used exclusively out of the bullpen with the Red Wings, producing a 5.06 European Research Area and ten strike outs in five appearances before returning to New Britain.
On May 22, 2012, De Vries was promoted by the Twins to replace Jason Marquis, who was designated for assignment. De Vries was outrighted off the Twins roster on October 2, 2013. He retired after the season.
