Official 2012 Draft Day Thread (Day 2)

[Benihana]

round 7 starts. Astros are having a great draft. I'm really glad they're heading to the AL West.

Agreed. I know Jeff Luhnow is smart.

[redsmetz]

I posted a piece under Hudson's thread, but apparently he hit very well this season. Also another piece from his play in the New England Summer League has Hudson saying that Brad Radke is his cousin.

[RedlegJake]

dp

[RedlegJake]

I love bloodlines. It's not just the genetics, though they help. It's the coaching they get from the time they can toddle. They get taught correctly from birth until proper mechanics are second nature. Whatever talent they have is usually magnified.

[Benihana]

Reds on the clock...

[camisadelgolf]

Seth Streich form Ohio U. goes to the As

The Athletics had also drafted his brother from WVU but waited a couple years before getting drafted again and signing with the Twins.

[VottoFan54]

The Reds select CF Beau Amaral from UCLA.

[RedlegJake]

Beau Amaral, son of former major leaguer, CFer at UCLA, good hitter but has some swing and miss, goes all out, aggressive player, loves to play

[Benihana]

Beau Amaral, son of former major leaguer, CFer at UCLA, good hitter but has some swing and miss, goes all out, aggressive player, loves to play

Good value according to BA, who had him ranked #191 overall. I'll take it.

[MikeS21]

So the Reds have drafted 2/3 of the Bruins' OF?

[RedlegJake]

Notes
Has been among UCLA's top hitters the last two seasons...enters his junior campaign with a .327 career batting average in 122 games (115 starts)...has played in the Cape Cod League the last two summers (2010, 2011)...as a sophomore at UCLA in 2011, finished third on the team in batting average (.299)...in 2010, posted the highest batting average by a Bruin freshman (.354) since 1998, when Garrett Atkins set the school's freshman record (.383)...in 16 career postseason games, has batted .344, going 22-for-64...ranks second on UCLA's all-time postseason hits list (22)...led UCLA in batting average during the 2010 postseason (.396) and at the 2010 College World Series (.375)...was one of three Bruins to earn All-Tournament Team honors at the 2010 NCAA Los Angeles Regional and 2010 College World Series.

2011 (summer)
Played in 27 games for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League...batted .242 with one home run, three doubles, five RBI and 11 walks...Chatham went 15-28-1, finishing fifth in the league's Eastern Division.

2011
Started 58 games (UCLA's final 55 contests in center field, UCLA's first three as the designated hitter)...ranked third on the team with a .299 batting average...led UCLA with 16 doubles and 37 runs...also tallied two home runs, three triples and 29 RBI...secured All-Pac-10 Team honors...finished second on the team with a .404 on-base percentage...tied for fifth in the Pac-10 with 16 doubles and was tied for fourth in the conference with 15 hit-by-pitches...stole eight bases in 12 attempts...led UCLA in Pac-10 action with a .347 batting average (35-for-101), along with a .445 on-base percentage and .485 slugging percentage in conference games...reached base safely via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 26 of the team's 27 Pac-10 games...hit safely in 24 of 27 Pac-10 contests...compiled separate hitting streaks of 15 games (May 6-29) and 14 games (April 5-29)...led UCLA at the plate with runners in scoring position, batting .377 (23-for-61)...totaled 16 multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games, including UCLA's only performance with five or more RBI, netting a career-high six RBI in a thrilling 8-5 comeback victory against Arizona (April 17)...went 3-for-4 with one home run, one double, six RBI and two runs in the win over Arizona - tied the contest, 5-5, with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and helped win the game with a three-RBI double in the eighth inning...went 7-for-12 (.583) with six RBI and four runs in the series victory against Arizona (April 15-17)...went 4-for-15 with two triples, three runs and two RBI in UCLA's first series victory at Arizona State since 2006 on the final weekend of the regular season (May 27-29), helping the Bruins clinch an outright Pac-10 Championship...went 5-for-11 (.455) with one home run, two doubles and six runs in a three-game series against San Jose State (Feb. 26-27).

2010 (summer)
Played in 20 games for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League...batted .232 with one double, five runs and four RBI...Chatham finished 20-22-2 in fifth place in the Cape Cod League's Eastern Division.

2010
Played in 64 games, making 57 starts (all in center field)...posted a team-leading .354 batting average with four home runs, 12 doubles, 31 RBI and 45 runs...earned second-team Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America...secured honorable mention All-Pac-10 acclaim...registered the highest batting average by a UCLA freshman (.354) since 1998, when Garrett Atkins hit at a school freshman record .383 clip...tied for the sixth-highest batting average in the Pac-10... and ranked eighth in on-base percentage (.442)...reached base via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 53 of 64 games played...had a season-high 15-game hitting streak from April 20-May 15, during which he batted .436, going 24-for-55 with two home runs, four doubles and nine runs...recorded 23 multiple-hit games, the third-highest total on the team, and six multiple-RBI efforts...secured All-Tournament Team honors at the College World Series at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional...led the Bruins in the postseason with a .396 batting average, 19 hits, 13 runs and six doubles...in six College World Series contests, led the team with a .375 batting average, nine hits and three doubles...batted .333 in all 27 Pac-10 games (24 starts), going 31-for-93 with 16 runs...had three consecutive three-hit games in the postseason - at the NCAA Super Regionals against Cal State Fullerton in Game 3 (3-for-4, three runs, three RBI), against Florida at the College World Series (3-for-4, one run, one RBI) and versus TCU at the College World Series (3-for-3, two runs, one RBI)...had a season-high four hits in the Bruins' third game of the year, going 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBI against Cal State Northridge (Feb. 21)...went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI against Stanford (April 2)...went 6-for-11 with two runs in UCLA's three-game series at Arizona (April 23-25)...went 1-for-4 in each of three games against Arizona State (April 30-May 2)...went 4-for-11 with one homer, one double and four runs scored in a three-game Pac-10 series sweep at Washington (May 7-9)...went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double in the second game of the series at Washington (May 8)...went 4-for-11 with one double and two RBI in a three-game Pac-10 series sweep of USC (May 14-16)...went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run in a 6-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara (May 18)...went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in UCLA's 11-1 win over Washington State in the regular-season finale (May 30)...went 2-for-3 with one double, two RBI and two runs in the Bruins' first NCAA Regional contest, a 15-1 win over Kent State (June 4)...went 3-for-5 with one double, one run and one RBI in a 6-3 win over LSU at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional (June 5)...went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs and three RBI in the Bruins' NCAA Super Regional-clinching win over Cal State Fullerton (June 13)...went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI in UCLA's first-ever College World Series victory, a 11-3 decision over Florida (June 19)...went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run in a 5-3 victory against TCU (June 21) at the College World Series...went 2-for-5 with one double in the Bruins' final game at the College World Series, a 2-1 loss to South Carolina in the championship series (June 29).

High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Huntington Beach High School under head coach Benji Medure...selected in the 45th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks...batted .446 as a senior (2009), securing first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II honors...also registered four home runs, one triple, eight doubles, 25 RBI and 39 runs in 31 games as a senior... belted a grand slam home run, leading Huntington Beach past Bonanza High School in Las Vegas as a senior...also belted a key two-run homer in a CIF quarterfinal playoff victory against Yucaipa...missed his entire junior season (2008) with an arm injury...elevated to the Huntington Beach varsity squad late in his sophomore season (2007)...played for the Southern California Mariners scout league team in 2007 and 2008...selected to play for the USA Mariners Scout Team in 2008.

Personal
Full name: Beau Robert Amaral...born February 11, 1991 in Long Beach, Calif...Beau is the oldest of Rich and Michelle Amaral's four children...has one sister, Jessica, and two brothers, Joseph and Daniel... father, Rich, played baseball at UCLA in 1982 and 1983 before enjoying a 10-year major league career...mother, Michelle, also attended UCLA...undeclared major.

Career Highs
At-bats - 6 vs. Oral Roberts (3/19/10)
Runs - 3 (twice), last vs. San Jose State (2/27/11, Game 2)
Hits - 4 vs. Cal State Northridge (2/21/10)
RBI - 6 vs. Arizona (4/17/11)
Doubles - 2 (3 times), last vs. Cal State Bakersfield (5/14/11)
Home Runs - 1 (six times), last vs. Arizona (4/17/11)
Stolen Bases - 2 (twice), last at San Diego State (3/1/11)

.327 career hitter at UCLA

[RedlegJake]

The Reds have drafted a complete outfield, a starting rotation and catcher, and a SS. All they need is a 2B, 3B and 1B.

[OesterPoster]

Sadly, about the only thing I can remember about Rich Amaral is that Chris Berman had a nice nickname for him (before I started loathing Berman).

Rich protect your car with Amaral

[RedlegJake]

Rich was a good 4th outfielder without much power but good contact hitter

[Benihana]

So the Reds have drafted 2/3 of the Bruins' OF?

Reminds me of when they drafted Valaika and Turner out of the same college infield. Turner actually turned (NPI) out to be somewhat of a serviceable pro.