 In his first start of the season, De Vries led New Britain to their first victory, pitching 5 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.For the season, he went 7–14 with a 4.84 ERA in 26 starts.He made ten appearances for the Rock Cats in , five starts and five relief appearances, before being promoted to Rochester.