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Jacob Amaya, IF
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Scouting report
A $250,000 11th rounder from a high school east of Los Angeles, Amaya is a diminutive infielder with excellent secondary skills. Though not especially rangy at shortstop, he has plus hands and actions, and enough arm strength to stay on the left side of the infield. Amaya comes off as a utility guy during a quick glance because of a lack of BP power and physical projection, but he has a great eye for the strike zone, as well as an idea of which pitches he can drive. He's got a short, punchy swing you can't just beat with velo. He'll hit a bunch of doubles. Instinctive and fundamentally sound, I have Amaya projected as an everyday shortstop. (Alternate site (later), Fall Instructional League)