2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft
The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on 20 October 2016 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D".
Summary
Only the first round picks were allowed to be contested with all picks from the second round onward being based on table placing in the 2016 NPB season in a waiver system. Waiver priority was based on inter-league results. As the Pacific League teams came out on top against Central League opposition, Pacific League teams were given preference. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.[1]
Due to Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka's mistake at the 2015 edition of the draft, losing tickets in the lottery were made blank as to avoid confusion with winning tickets emblazened with "Negotiation Rights Acquired." [2]
87 new players were drafted with a further 28 development players selected.[3]
First Round Contested Picks
- Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
Selected Players
Key
* |
Player did not sign |
Pacific League
Nippon Ham Fighters
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
#1 |
Seigi Tanaka | Pitcher | Sōka University |
#2 |
Yuto Furuya | Pitcher | Koryo High School |
#3 |
Ryuhei Kuki | Catcher | Syugakukan High School |
#4 |
Masaki Mimori | Infielder | Aomori Yamada High School |
Development Player Draft |
#1 |
Shogo Omoto | Outfielder | Teikyo Dai-go High School |
#2 |
Hiroki Hasegawa | Pitcher | Shotoku Gakuen High School |
#3 |
Tsubasa Tashiro | Outfielder | Hachinohe Gakuin High School |
#4 |
Kosuke Moriyama | Pitcher/Infielder | Fujisawa Shoryo High School |
#5 |
Rikuya Shimizu | Outfielder | Kyoto International High School |
#6 |
Ryugen Matsumoto | Infielder | Sotoku High School |
Chiba Lotte Marines
Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
#1 |
Chihaya Sasaki | Pitcher | J. F. Oberlin University |
#2 |
Tomohito Sakai | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
#3 |
Takaaki Shima | Pitcher | Tokai University Ichihara Boyo Senior High School |
#4 |
Seiya Dohi | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
#5 |
Yuki Ariyoshi | Pitcher | Kyushu Mitsubishi |
#6 |
Atsuki Taneichi | Pitcher | Hachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi Senior High |
#7 |
Yuito Munetsugu | Pitcher | Asia University |
Development Player Draft |
#1 |
Yoshizumu Yasue | Pitcher | Ishikawa Million Stars |
#2 |
Shota Sugawara | Outfielder | Nihon Wellness sports University |
Saitama Seibu Lions
Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
#1 |
Tatsuya Imai | Pitcher | Sakushin Senior High School |
#2 |
Shunta Nakatsuka | Pitcher | Hakuoh University |
#3 |
Sosuke Genda | Infielder | Toyota |
#4 |
Shohei Suzuki | Outfielder | Shizuoka Senior High School |
#5 |
Katsunori Hirai | Pitcher | Honda Suzuka |
#6 |
Ichiro Tamura | Pitcher | Rikkyo University |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Orix Buffaloes
Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
#1 |
Taisuke Yamaoka | Pitcher | Tokyo Gas |
#2 |
Yuta Kuroki | Pitcher | Rissho University |
#3 |
Daisuke Okazaki | Infielder | Hanasaki Tokuharu Senior High School |
#4 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Pitcher | Miyakonojo Senior High School |
#5 |
Keisuke Kobayashi | Pitcher | Nippon Life |
#6 |
Soichiro Yamazaki | Pitcher | Tsuruga Keihi Senior High School |
#7 |
Daisuke Iida | Catcher | Honda Suzuka |
#8 |
Keisuke Sawada | Pitcher | Rikkyo University |
#9 |
Kaoru Nemoto | Pitcher | Kasumigaura High School |
Development Player Draft |
#1 |
Zhang Yi | Outfielder | Japan University of Economics |
#2 |
Tsubasa Sakakibara | Pitcher | Urawa Gakuin High School |
#3 |
Fumiya Kanbe | Pitcher | Rissho University |
#4 |
Kazumasa Sakamoto | Infielder | Ishikawa Million Stars |
#5 |
Katsushi Nakamachi | Catcher | Meiji University |
Central League
Hiroshima Carp
Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
#1 |
Takuya Kato | Pitcher | Keio University |
#2 |
Koya Takahashi | Pitcher | Hanasaki Tokuharu High School |
#3 |
Hiroki Tokoda | Pitcher | Chubu Gakuin University |
#4 |
Shogo Sakakura | Catcher | Tokai University Daisan Senior High |
#5 |
Makoto Adwuwa | Pitcher | Matsuyama Seiryo High School |
#6 |
Ryota Nagai | Pitcher | Tsukuba Shuei High School |
Yomiuri Giants
Yokohama DeNA Baystars
Hanshin Tigers
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
#1 |
Naruki Terashima | Pitcher | Riseisha Senior High School |
#2 |
Tomoya Hoshi | Pitcher | Meiji University |
#3 |
Yugo Umeno | Pitcher | Kyushusangyo High School |
#4 |
Hikaru Nakao | Pitcher | Nagoya Keizai University |
#5 |
Yudai Koga | Catcher | Meitoku Gijuku Senior High School |
#6 |
Ryusuke Kikusawa | Pitcher | Soso Ritec |
Development Player Draft |
#1 |
Hajime Omura | Catcher | Ishikawa Million Stars |
Chunichi Dragons
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