2004 NPB Amateur Draft

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The 2004 NPB draft was held November 17, 2004.

Pre-Draft - Free-Acquiring Phase[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Yokohama BayStars Takumi Nasuno P Nihon University (Col.)
Kensaku Someda P Doshisha University (Col.)
Chiba Lotte Marines Yasutomo Kubo P Panasonic (Ind)
Satoshi Tejima P ENEOS (Ind)
Hanshin Tigers Atsushi Nomi P Osaka Gas (Ind)
Taichi Okazaki C Panasonic (Ind)
Yomiuri Giants Takahiko Nomaguchi P SHiDAX (Ind)
Hitoshi Miki P Hachinohe Gakuin University (Col.)
Yakult Swallows Hiroyasu Tanaka IF Waseda University (Col.)
Kenichi Matsuoka P Kyushu Tokai University (Col.)
Rakuten Golden Eagles Yasuhiro Ichiba P Meiji University (Col.)
Orix Buffaloes Chihiro Kaneko P Toyota (Ind)
Chunichi Dragons Tatsumi Higuchi P JR Kyushu (Ind)


First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Hiroshima Carp Tsuyoshi Sato P Akita Municipal Commercial High School (HS)
Nippon Ham Fighters Yu Darvish P Tohoku High School (HS)
Daiei Hawks Tomoaki Egawa P Ujiyamada Shogyo High School (HS)
Seibu Lions Hideaki Wakui P Yokohama High School (HS)