2016 NPB Amateur Draft
The 2016 NPB draft was held October 20, 2016.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rakuten Golden Eagles | Shoma Fujihira | P | Yokohama High School (HS) | |
Yokohama BayStars | Yuya Yanagi | P | Meiji University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Yanagi to Chunichi |
Orix Buffaloes | Taisuke Yamaoka | P | Tokyo Gas (Ind) | |
Chunichi Dragons | Yuya Yanagi | P | Meiji University (Col.) | Win lottery for Yanagi over Yokohama |
Seibu Lions | Tatsuya Imai | P | Sakushin Gakuin (HS) | |
Hiroshima Carp | Seigi Tanaka | P | Soka University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Tanaka to Softbank |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Seigi Tanaka | P | Soka University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Tanaka to Softbank |
Hanshin Tigers | Yusuke Ohyama | IF | Hakuoh University (Col.) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Seigi Tanaka | P | Soka University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Tanaka to Softbank |
Yomiuri Giants | Seigi Tanaka | P | Soka University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Tanaka to Softbank |
Softbank Hawks | Seigi Tanaka | P | Soka University (Col.) | Won five-way lottery for Tanaka's rights |
Yakult Swallows | Naruki Terashima | P | Riseisha High School (HS) |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yokohama BayStars | Chihaya Sasaki | P | J.F. Oberlin University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Sasaki to Chiba Lotte |
Hiroshima Carp | Chihaya Sasaki | P | J.F. Oberlin University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Sasaki to Chiba Lotte |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Chihaya Sasaki | P | J.F. Oberlin University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Sasaki to Chiba Lotte |
Yomiuri Giants | Chihaya Sasaki | P | J.F. Oberlin University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Sasaki to Chiba Lotte |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Chihaya Sasaki | P | J.F. Oberlin University (Col.) | Won lottery rights for Sasaki over 4 teams |
First Round - redraft part 2[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yokohama BayStars | Haruhiro Hamaguchi | P | Kanagawa University (Col.) | |
Hiroshima Carp | Takuya Kato | P | Keio University (Col.) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Mizuki Hori | P | Hiroshima Shinjo High School (HS) | |
Yomiuri Giants | Naoki Yoshikawa | IF | Chukyo Gakuin University (Col.) |
Other notable selections[edit]
- Tomohito Sakai (Chiba Lotte, 2nd rnd), Yota Kyoda (Chunichi, 2nd rnd), Kazuki Tanaka (Rakuten, 3rd rnd), Sosuke Genda (Seibu, 3rd rnd), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix, 4th rnd), Soichiro Yamazaki (Orix, 6th rnd), Jen-Lei Liao (Yomiuri, 7th rnd), Keita Sano (Yokohama, 9th rnd), Yi Chang (Orix, 1st rd development phase)
Source: NPB.com
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