1999 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1999 NPB draft was held November 17, 1999.

Pre-Draft - Reverse Draft Phase

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Hanshin Tigers	Kanichi Matoba	IF	Kyushu Kyoritsu University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants	Hisanori Takahashi	P	Toshiba (Ind)
Daiei Hawks	Souji Tanaka	P	Ritsumeikan University (Col.)
Orix Blue Wave	Kazuo Yamaguchi	P	Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki (Ind)
Chiba Lotte Marines	Kaoru Takahashi	P	Nippon Express (Ind)

First Round - initial picks

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Seibu Lions	Hisashi Takayama	IF	Kyushu Gakuin High School (HS)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Itsuki Shoda	P	Kiryu Daiichi High School (HS)
Yakult Swallows	Yoshiyuki Noguchi	IF	Fujishiro High School (HS))
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Takaya Kawauchi	P	Kokugakuin Kugayama High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Kawauchi to Hiroshima
Chunichi Dragons	Takaya Kawauchi	P	Kokugakuin Kugayama High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Kawauchi to Hiroshima
Hiroshima Carp	Takaya Kawauchi	P	Kokugakuin Kugayama High School (HS)	Won lottery for Kawauchi's rights over Chunichi and Kintetsu
Yokohama BayStars	Kazunori Tanaka	OF	PL Gakuen High School (HS)

First Round - redraft

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Daisuke Miyamoto	P	Nobeoka Gakuen High School (HS)
Chunichi Dragons	Kenta Asakura	P	Toho High School (HS)