2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft explained

2016 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Sport:Baseball
Date:October 20,
Location:Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network:TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsor:Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overall:115
Rounds:18 (Includes draft for developmental players)
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
First Round:Jumpei Takahashi
Yuya Yanagi
Prev:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20,, for the 52nd 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

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 emblazoned with "Negotiation Rights Acquired."[2]

87 new players were drafted with a further 28 development players selected.[3]

First Round Contested Picks

!Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundSeigi TanakaPitcherMarines, Hawks, Giants, Fighters, Carp
First RoundYuya YanagiPitcherDragons, Baystars
Second RoundChihaya SasakiPitcherMarines,Giants, Fighters, Carp

Selected Players

Player did not sign

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Taisuke YamaokaPitcherTokyo Gas
  1. 2
Yuta KurokiPitcherRissho University
  1. 3
Daisuke OkazakiInfielderHanasaki Tokuharu Senior High School
  1. 4
Yoshinobu YamamotoPitcherMiyakonojo Senior High School
  1. 5
Keisuke KobayashiPitcherNippon Life
  1. 6
Soichiro YamazakiPitcherTsuruga Keihi Senior High School
  1. 7
Daisuke IidaCatcherHonda Suzuka
  1. 8
Keisuke SawadaPitcherRikkyo University
  1. 9
Kaoru NemotoPitcherKasumigaura High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Chang YiOutfielderJapan University of Economics
  1. 2
Tsubasa SakakibaraPitcherUrawa Gakuin High School
  1. 3
Fumiya KanbePitcherRissho University
  1. 4
Kazumasa SakamotoInfielderIshikawa Million Stars
  1. 5
Katsushi NakamachiCatcherMeiji University

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Yuya YanagiPitcherMeiji University
  1. 2
Yota KyodaInfielderNihon University
  1. 3
Masami IshigakiInfielderSakata South High School
  1. 4
Shotaro KasaharaPitcherNiigata University of Health and Welfare
  1. 5
Kento FujishimaPitcherToho Senior High School
  1. 6
Taisuke MaruyamaPitcherTokai University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Yusuke KinoshitaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Shoma FujihiraPitcherYokohama Senior High School
  1. 2
Takahide IkedaPitcherSōka University
  1. 3
Kazuki TanakaOutfielderRikkyo University
  1. 4
Shu SugaharaPitcherOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
  1. 5
Kohei MoriharaPitcherNippon Steel & Sumitomo Steel Hirohata
  1. 6
Keisuke TsurutaPitcherTeikyo University
  1. 7
Hiroki NomotoPitcherSasebo Commercial High School
  1. 8
Tsuyoshi IshiharaCatcherKyoto Shoei High School
  1. 9
Yuhei TakanashiPitcherJX Eneos
  1. 10
Naoto NishiguchiPitcherRenaiss Health and Medical College
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Kodai ChibaPitcherHanamaki East High School
  1. 2
Yusuke MinamiInfielderMeisei University
  1. 3
Takuma MukaitaniInfielderHyogo Blue Sundars
  1. 4
Toshiyasu KimuraPitcherRiseisha College of Medicine and Sport

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Naruki TerashimaPitcherRiseisha Senior High School
  1. 2
Tomoya HoshiPitcherMeiji University
  1. 3
Yugo UmenoPitcherKyushusangyo High School
  1. 4
Hikaru NakaoPitcherNagoya Keizai University
  1. 5
Yudai KogaCatcherMeitoku Gijuku Senior High School
  1. 6
Ryusuke KikusawaPitcherSoso Ritec
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Hajime OmuraCatcherIshikawa Million Stars

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Tatsuya ImaiPitcherSakushin Senior High School
  1. 2
Shunta NakatsukaPitcherHakuoh University
  1. 3
Sosuke GendaInfielderToyota
  1. 4
Shohei SuzukiOutfielderShizuoka Senior High School
  1. 5
Katsunori HiraiPitcherHonda Suzuka
  1. 6
Ichiro TamuraPitcherRikkyo University

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Yusuke OyamaInfielderHakuoh University
  1. 2
Taiki OnoPitcherFuji University
  1. 3
Hiroto SaikiPitcherKobe Sumashofu High School
  1. 4
Masumi HamachiPitcherFukuoka University Ohori Senior High School
  1. 5
Kento ItoharaInfielderNippon Oil
  1. 6
Shungo FukunagaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
  1. 7
Kenya NagasakaCatcherTohoku Fukushi University
  1. 8
Kosuke FujitaniPitcherPanasonic

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Chihaya SasakiPitcherJ. F. Oberlin University
  1. 2
Tomohito SakaiPitcherOsaka Gas
  1. 3
Takaaki ShimaPitcherTokai University Ichihara Boyo Senior High School
  1. 4
Seiya DohiPitcherOsaka Gas
  1. 5
Yuki AriyoshiPitcherKyushu Mitsubishi
  1. 6
Atsuki TaneichiPitcherHachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi Senior High
  1. 7
Yuito MunetsuguPitcherAsia University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Yoshizumu YasuePitcherIshikawa Million Stars
  1. 2
Shota SugawaraOutfielderNihon Wellness sports University

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Haruhiro HamaguchiPitcherKanagawa University
  1. 2
Koya MizunoPitcherTokai University Hokkaido
  1. 3
Taiga MatsuoInfielderShugakukan High School
  1. 4
Masaya KyoyamaPitcherOhmi Senior High School
  1. 5
Seiya HosokawaPitcherMeishu Hitachi High School
  1. 6
Yuya OnakaPitcherHiroshima University of Economics
  1. 7
Yukikazu KarinoInfielderHeisei International University
  1. 8
Takuya ShindohPitcherJR East
  1. 9
Keita SanoInfielderMeiji University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Takamasa KasaiPitcherShinano Grandserows

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Seigi TanakaPitcherSōka University
  1. 2
Yuto FuruyaPitcherKoryo High School
  1. 3
Ryuhei KukiCatcherSyugakukan High School
  1. 4
Masaki MimoriInfielderAomori Yamada High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Shogo OmotoOutfielderTeikyo Dai-go High School
  1. 2
Hiroki HasegawaPitcherShotoku Gakuen High School
  1. 3
Tsubasa TashiroOutfielderHachinohe Gakuin High School
  1. 4
Kosuke MoriyamaPitcher/InfielderFujisawa Shoryo High School
  1. 5
Rikuya ShimizuOutfielderKyoto International High School
  1. 6
Ryugen MatsumotoInfielderSotoku High School

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Naoki YoshikawaInfielderChukyo Gakuin University
  1. 2
Seishu HatakePitcherKinki University
  1. 3
Tappei TaniokaPitcherToshiba
  1. 4
Shun IkedaPitcherYamaha
  1. 5
Hosei TakataPitcherSoshi Gakuen High School
  1. 6
Ryusei OhePitcherNisho Gakusha High School
  1. 7
Liao Jen LeiPitcherOkayama Kyosei High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Suguru TakaiInfielderNiigata Albirex Baseball Club
  1. 2
Shuhei KatohOutfielderIwata Higashi High School
  1. 3
Motohito YamakawaPitcherHyogo Blue Sandars
  1. 4
Koki SakamotoPitcherKwansei Gakuin University
  1. 5
Seiya MatsubaraOutfielderMeisei University
  1. 6
Ryutaro TakayamaCatcherKyushu Sangyo University
  1. 7
Hayato HoriokaPitcherAomori Yamada High School
  1. 8
Yusuke MatsuzawaOutfielderKagawa Olive Guyners

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Mizuki HoriPitcherHiroshima Shinjo Gakuen High School
  1. 2
Kazunari IshiiInfielderWaseda University
  1. 3
Kazuki TakaraPitcherKyushu Sangyo University
  1. 4
Keisuke MoriyamaOutfielderSenshu University
  1. 5
Yuki TakayamaPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
  1. 6
Yujiro YamaguchiPitcherRiseisha Gakuen High School
  1. 7
Takuya KoriCatcherTeikyo University
  1. 8
Taisho TamaiPitcher
  1. 9
Junnosuke ImaiInfielderChukyo High School

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Takuya KatohPitcherKeio University
  1. 2
Koya TakahashiPitcherHanasaki Tokuharu High School
  1. 3
Hiroki TokodaPitcherChubu Gakuin University
  1. 4
Shogo SakakuraCatcherTokai University Daisan Senior High
  1. 5
Makoto AdwuwaPitcherMatsuyama Seiryo High School
  1. 6
Ryota NagaiPitcherTsukuba Shuei High School

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 選択手順 . NPB.jp . 25 October 2016 . Japanese.
  2. Web site: 外れくじ、白紙に「勘違い」防止…ドラフト会議 . Mainichi News . 19 October 2016 . 25 October 2016.
  3. Web site: 「プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンＤ」新人選手87名と育成選手28名の交渉権が確定 . NPB.jp . 20 October 2016 . 25 October 2016 . Japanese.
  4. Web site: 2016 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧. ja-JP. NPB.jp. November 22, 2022.

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