Upon being drafted, Amaya made it to the 2017 Arizona Rookie League in time to collect 140 plate appearances, slashing. Furthermore, he was included in the club’s 60-man player pool at the alternate training site last season. In one of our annual features here at TBPC, “ Dodgers Top Prospects by Position,” we recently tabbed the 6-foot, 180-pound Amaya as the best shortstop prospect in the entire organization.Īmaya is no stranger to major league spring training, as the righty hitter garnered his first non-roster invite last spring. His primary position is shortstop, and he’s currently ranked as the tenth-best prospect in the system according to MLB Pipeline. Hoornstra of the OC Register, the Los Angeles Dodgers have added 22-year-old infield prospect Jacob Amaya to the group of non-roster invitees reporting to Camelback Ranch in Glendale.įor those unfamiliar with Amaya, he was selected by the Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2017 draft out of South Hills High School in West Covina, CA. One sure sign that spring training is just around the corner is when teams start to announce their respective non-roster invitees to the big-league side of camp.Īccording to J.P.
