2008 NPB Amateur Draft

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The 2008 NPB draft was held October 29, 2008.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Rakuten Golden Eagles Kei Nomoto OF Nippon Express (Ind) Lost lottery rights for Nomoto to Chunichi
Yokohama BayStars Keijiro Matsumoto OF Waseda University (Col.) Won lottery rights for Matsumoto over Hanshin
Orix Buffaloes Kai Takuya P Tokai University Suwa High School (HS)
Chunichi Dragons Kei Nomoto OF Nippon Express (Ind) Won lottery rights for Nomoto over Rakuten
Seibu Lions Yuta Nakazaki P Nichinan Gakuen High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp Takahiro Iwamoto OF Asia University (Col.)
Chiba Lotte Marines Yuta Kimura P Tokyo Gas (Ind)
Hanshin Tigers Keijiro Matsumoto OF Waseda University (Col.) Lost lottery rights for Matsumoto to Yokohama
Nippon Ham Fighters Shota Ono P Toyo University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants Taishi Ota OF Tokai University Sagami High School (HS) Won lottery rights for Ota over Softbank
Softbank Hawks Taishi Ota OF Tokai University Sagami High School (HS) Lost lottery rights for Ota to Yomiuri
Yakult Swallows Katsuki Akagawa P Miyazaki Commercial High School (HS)

First Round - redraft Part 1[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Rakuten Golden Eagles Hiromichi Fujiwara P NTT West Japan (Ind) Won lottery rights for Fujiwara over Hanshin
Softbank Hawks Shingo Tatsumi P Kinki University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers Hiromichi Fujiwara P NTT West Japan (Ind) Lost lottery rights for Fujiwara to Rakuten

First Round - redraft Part 2[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Hanshin Tigers Yi-Jie Hsiao P Nara Sangyo University (Col.)