2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft explained

2014 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Sport:Baseball
Date:October 23,
Location:Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network:TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsor:Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overall:105
Rounds:13 (Includes draft for developmental players)
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
First Round:Kohei Arihara
Tomohiro Anraku
Prev:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 23,, for the 50th time 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

As of the 2008 Draft, High School, University and Industrial League players could be selected at the same time whereas previous to 2008, separate drafts were held for each level of player.[1]

As with the previous year, Taisho Pharmaceuticals was the special partner with naming rights. The Draft was named "The 2014 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D." Lipovitan D is one of Taisho's main brands.[2]

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 2014 NPB season in a waiver system. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted. The Draft waiver priority was decided upon the winners of the 2014 NPB All-Stars game, but as the series ended 1-1 preference was based on point difference between the Central and Pacific Leagues where the former had a higher differential.[1] [3]

In total, 81 players were signed to professional contracts including 46 pitchers, 7 catchers, 17 infielders and 11 outfielders with 23 development players also signed.[4]

First Round Contested Picks

!Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundKohei AriharaPitcherBaystarsFightersTigers, Carp
First RoundTomohiro AnrakuPitcherEaglesSwallows
Second RoundYasuaki YamasakiPitcherBaystars、Tigers

Selected Players

Player did not sign

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Shingo TakeshitaPitcherYamaha
  1. 2
Ren KazahariPitcherTokyo Nogyo University Hokkaido Okhotsk
  1. 3
Koji YamakawaCatcherFukuoka Jyoto High School
  1. 4
Tetsuya TeradaPitcherKagawa Olive Guyners
  1. 5
Yusaku NakamotoPitcherHakuwa Victorys
  1. 6
Hiroaki DohiPitcherHonda
  1. 6
Izumi HaraOutfielderDaiichi Institute of Technology
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Shogo NakashimaOutfielderFukuoka University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Tomohiro AnrakuPitcherSaibi High School
  1. 2
Fumiya OnoPitcherNishinippon Junior College High School
  1. 3
Masayoshi FukudaOutfielderChuo University
  1. 4
Luciano FernandoOutfielderHakuoh University
  1. 5
Takahiro IrinoPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
  1. 6
Masashi KatohPitcherJR East
  1. 7
Ryota ItohInfielderNippon Paper
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Takumaru YaoitaOutfielderSeiko Gakuen High School
  1. 2
Hiroki OsakayaInfielderAomori Chuo Gakuin University

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Yasuaki YamasakiPitcherAsia University
  1. 2
Kenta IshidaPitcherHosei University
  1. 3
Toshihiko KuramotoInfielderNippon Shinyaku
  1. 4
Motoharu FukuchiPitcherMitsubishi Hitachi Heavy Systems Nagoya
  1. 5
Koki YamashitaInfielderKokugakuin University
  1. 6
Hiroki MomoseInfielderMatsumoto-Daiichi High School
  1. 7
Satoshi IizukaPitcherNihon Bunri High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Toi KameiCatcherNissei High school

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kona TakahashiPitcherMaebashi Ikuei High School
  1. 2
Yasuo SanoPitcherHeisei International University
  1. 3
Shuta TonosakiInfielderFuji University
  1. 4
Yusuke TamamuraPitcherTsuruga Kehi High School
  1. 5
Haruka YamadaInfielderSaga Prefectural Saga Technical High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Daisuke TogawaOutfielderHokkai High School

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Ryosuke NomuraPitcherMitsubishi-Hitachi Power Systems Yokohama
  1. 2
Tomohiro HamadaPitcherKyushu Sangyo University
  1. 3
Shota TomonagaOutfielderNippon Express
  1. 4
Shun IshikawaInfielderNippon Oil
  1. 5
Takuma KatohCatcherAoyama Gakuin University
  1. 6
Masataka IryoOutfielderNippon Oil
  1. 7
Issei EndohInfielderTokyo Gas
  1. 8
Masashi YamamotoPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
  1. 9
Takeshi KanekoPitcherOsaka University of Commerce
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Yuichi Sato[6] PitcherTokai Sagami High School
  1. 2
Kodai IshigakiPitcherInabe Sogo High School
  1. 3
Masaru FujiyoshiPitcherSyugakukan High School
  1. 4
Hiroki KondohOutfielderMeijo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Shogo NakamuraInfielderWaseda University
  1. 2
Eisuke TanakaPitcherKyoto University
  1. 3
Daiki IwashitaPitcherSeiryo High School
  1. 4
Kandai TerashimaCatcherSōka University
  1. 5
Kazuya KatsukiInfielderOsaka Toin High School
  1. 6
Atsushi MiyazakiPitcherHiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University
  1. 7
Naoto WakimotoOutfielderTakasaki University of Health and Welfare High School

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Takayoshi NomaOutfielderChubu Gakuin University
  1. 2
Kazuki YabutaPitcherAsia University
  1. 3
Atsuya HoriePitcherKagawa Prefectural Takamatsu-Kita High School
  1. 4
Kouya FujiiPitcherOkayama Sanyo High School
  1. 5
Tatsuki KuwaharaInfielderTokoha Gakuen Kikukawa High School
  1. 6
Tetsuya IidaPitcherJR East
  1. 7
Daisuke TadaCatcherTokushima Prefectural Naruto-Uzushio High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Kodai MatsuuraCatcherMSH Academy
  1. 2
Satoshi KimuraInfielderTokoha Gakuen Tachibana High School

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kohei AriharaPitcherWaseda University
  1. 2
Yūshi ShimizuCatcherKyushu International University High School
  1. 3
Daiki AsamaOutfielderYokohama High School
  1. 4
Naoya IshikawaPitcherYamagata Central High School
  1. 5
Hayao SegawaPitcherMuroran Sharks
  1. 6
Shota TatsutaPitcherYamato-Koryo Senior High School
  1. 7
Yuto TakahamaInfielderYokohama High School
  1. 8
Kengo OhtaInfielderKawagoe Technical High School
  1. 9
Masataka SatohCatcherAichi Keisei High School

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Yuya YokoyamaPitcherNippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
  1. 2
Tsuyoshi IshizakiPitcherNippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
  1. 3
Taiga EgoshiOutfielderKomazawa University
  1. 4
Kouki MoriyaPitcherHonda
  1. 5
Kai UedaInfielderOhmi Senior High School

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Sachiya YamasakiPitcherMeiji University
  1. 2
Yuma MuneInfielderYokohama Hayato High School
  1. 3
Kodai SanoPitcherOita High School
  1. 4
Ban TakagiPitcherNTT East Japan
  1. 5
Koki SaitohPitcherHokusho High School
  1. 6
Seiichi SakayoriPitcherJR East
  1. 7
Masahiro NishinoInfielderJR East
  1. 8
Yuya OdaOutfielderNippon Life
  1. 9
Yu SuzukiPitcherTokyo Metropolitan Yukigaya High School

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kazuma OkamotoInfielderChiben Gakuen High School
  1. 2
Chiaki TonePitcherNihon University
  1. 3
Hayato TakagiPitcherMitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagoya
  1. 4
Daiki TanakaPitcherKokugakuin University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Shinpei ShinoharaPitcherKagawa Olive Guyners
  1. 2
Takuya KawaiInfielderJ. F. Oberlin University
  1. 3
Takaya TanakaCatcherYamanashi Gakuin University
  1. 4
Shinnosuke TakahashiPitcherKisarazu Sogo High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Yuki MatsumotoPitcherUniversity of Morioka Affiliated High School
  1. 2
Ryoya KuriharaCatcherHarue Technical High School
  1. 3
Shogo FurusawaInfielderKyushu International University High School
  1. 4
Shunsuke KasayaPitcherOita Commercial and Business High School
  1. 5
Yosuke ShimabukuroPitcherChuo University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Kazuhiro KoyamaOutfielderFuji Daiichi High School
  1. 2
Seiya SaitohOutfielderIwata East High School
  1. 3
Amon YamashitaPitcherKomatsu Ohtani High School
  1. 4
Tamon HoriuchiCatcherYamamura International High School
  1. 5
Eiji KakinokiPitcherYanagawa High School
  1. 6
Shota KanekoOutfielderOhmama High School
  1. 7
Daiki KonoInfielderNOMO Baseball Club
  1. 8
Keigo NakamuraPitcherToyama Thunder Birds

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014年新人選手選択会議の概要(2014 NPB Draft summary) . Nippon Professional Baseball. Japanese. 26 July 2016.
  2. Web site: プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD ドラフト会議の特別協賛社に大正製薬 (The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Ribotan D; Draft Meeting's special partner, Taisho Pharmaceuticals). Nippon Professional Baseball. Japanese. 26 July 2016.
  3. Web site: ドラフト会議でのウエーバー指名優先権をセが獲得/球宴 (Draft Meeting Waiver priority given to Central League). Sanspo. 20 July 2014 . Japanese. 26 July 2016.
  4. Web site: 新人選手81名の交渉権が確定(81 new player negotiations decided) . 23 October 2014 . 26 July 2016 . Nippon Professional Baseball . Japanese.
  5. Web site: 2014 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧. ja-JP. NPB.jp. November 22, 2022.
  6. Web site: 佐藤雄偉知選手との交渉権について (Announcement regarding negotiations with Yuchi Sato) . 6 November 2014 . 26 July 2016 . Chunichi Dragons Official Website.