2002 NPB Amateur Draft
The 2002 NPB draft was held November 20, 2002.
Pre-Draft - Free-Acquiring Phase[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Yokohama BayStars | Shuichi Murata | IF | Nihon University (Col.) | |
Ryutaro Doi | P | Hosei University (Col.) | ||
Daiei Hawks | Tsuyoshi Wada | P | Waseda University (Col.) | |
Nagisa Arakaki | P | Kyushu Kyoritsu University (Col.) | ||
Hanshin Tigers | Naohisa Sugiyama | P | Ryukoku University (Col.) | |
Hirotaka Egusa | P | Senshu University (Col.) | ||
Yomiuri Giants | Hiroshi Kisanuki | P | Asia University (Col.) | |
Yuya Kubo | P | Tokai University (Col.) | ||
Seibu Lions | Taketoshi Goto | IF | Hosei University (Col.) | |
Shuichiro Osada | P | Keio University (Col.) | ||
Hiroshima Carp | Katsuhiro Nagakawa | P | Asia University (Col.) | |
Orix Blue Wave | Daisuke Kato | P | Kanagawa University (Col.) |
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kintetsu Buffaloes | Yuhei Takai | P | Tohoku High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Takai to Yakult |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Masaya Ozaki | IF | Hotoku Gakuen High School (HS) | |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Tsuyoshi Nishioka | IF | Osaka Toin High School (HS) | |
Yakult Swallows | Yuhei Takai | P | Tohoku High School (HS) | Won lottery rights to Takai over Kintetsu |
Chunichi Dragons | Ryosuke Morioka | IF | Meitoku Gijuku High School (HS) |
First Round - redraft part[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kintetsu Buffaloes | Tomotaka Sakaguchi | OF | Kobe International University High School (HS) |
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