2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on 20 October 2016 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D".

Summary

Only the first round picks were allowed to be contested with all picks from the second round onward being based on table placing in the 2016 NPB season in a waiver system. Waiver priority was based on inter-league results. As the Pacific League teams came out on top against Central League opposition, Pacific League teams were given preference. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.[1]

Due to Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka's mistake at the 2015 edition of the draft, losing tickets in the lottery were made blank as to avoid confusion with winning tickets emblazoned with "Negotiation Rights Acquired." [2]

87 new players were drafted with a further 28 development players selected.[3]

First Round Contested Picks

Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundSeigi TanakaPitcherSoftbank, Hiroshima, Lotte, Nippon Ham, Yomiuri
First RoundYuya YanagiPitcherChunichi, DeNA
Second RoundChihaya SasakiPitcherLotte, Nippon Ham, Hiroshima, Yomiuri
  • Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.

Selected Players

Key
* Player did not sign

Pacific League


Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Mizuki HoriPitcherHiroshima Shinjo Gakuen High School
#2 Kazunari IshiiInfielderWaseda University
#3 Kazuki TakaraPitcherKyushu Sangyo University
#4 Keisuke MoriyamaOutfielderSenshu University
#5 Yuki TakayamaPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
#6 Yujiro YamaguchiPitcherRiseisha Gakuen High School
#7 Takuya KoriCatcherTeikyo University
#8 Taishō TamaiPitcherNippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Kazusa Magic
#9 Junnosuke ImaiInfielderChukyo High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Seigi TanakaPitcherSōka University
#2 Yuto FuruyaPitcherKoryo High School
#3 Ryuhei KukiCatcherSyugakukan High School
#4 Masaki MimoriInfielderAomori Yamada High School
Development Player Draft
#1 Shogo OmotoOutfielderTeikyo Dai-go High School
#2 Hiroki HasegawaPitcherShotoku Gakuen High School
#3 Tsubasa TashiroOutfielderHachinohe Gakuin High School
#4 Kosuke MoriyamaPitcher/InfielderFujisawa Shoryo High School
#5 Rikuya ShimizuOutfielderKyoto International High School
#6 Ryugen MatsumotoInfielderSotoku High School

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Chihaya SasakiPitcherJ. F. Oberlin University
#2 Tomohito SakaiPitcherOsaka Gas
#3 Takaaki ShimaPitcherTokai University Ichihara Boyo Senior High School
#4 Seiya DohiPitcherOsaka Gas
#5 Yuki AriyoshiPitcherKyushu Mitsubishi
#6 Atsuki TaneichiPitcherHachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi Senior High
#7 Yuito MunetsuguPitcherAsia University
Development Player Draft
#1 Yoshizumu YasuePitcherIshikawa Million Stars
#2 Shota SugawaraOutfielderNihon Wellness sports University

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Tatsuya ImaiPitcherSakushin Senior High School
#2 Shunta NakatsukaPitcherHakuoh University
#3 Sōsuke GendaInfielderToyota
#4 Shohei SuzukiOutfielderShizuoka Senior High School
#5 Katsunori HiraiPitcherHonda Suzuka
#6 Ichiro TamuraPitcherRikkyo University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Shōma FujihiraPitcherYokohama Senior High School
#2 Takahide IkedaPitcherSōka University
#3 Kazuki TanakaOutfielderRikkyo University
#4 Shū SugaharaPitcherOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
#5 Kōhei MoriharaPitcherNippon Steel & Sumitomo Steel Hirohata
#6 Keisuke TsurutaPitcherTeikyo University
#7 Hiroki NomotoPitcherSasebo Commercial High School
#8 Tsuyoshi IshiharaCatcherKyoto Shoei High School
#9 Yūhei TakanashiPitcherNippon Oil
#10 Naoto NishiguchiPitcherRenaiss Health and Medical College
Development Player Draft
#1 Kodai ChibaPitcherHanamaki East High School
#2 Yusuke MinamiInfielderMeisei University
#3 Takuma MukaitaniInfielderHyogo Blue Sundars
#4 Toshiyasu KimuraPitcherRiseisha College of Medicine and Sport

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Taisuke YamaokaPitcherTokyo Gas
#2 Yūta KurokiPitcherRissho University
#3 Daisuke OkazakiInfielderHanasaki Tokuharu Senior High School
#4 Yoshinobu YamamotoPitcherMiyakonojo Senior High School
#5 Keisuke KobayashiPitcherNippon Life
#6 Soichiro YamazakiPitcherTsuruga Keihi Senior High School
#7 Daisuke IidaCatcherHonda Suzuka
#8 Keisuke SawadaPitcherRikkyo University
#9 Kaoru NemotoPitcherKasumigaura High School
Development Player Draft
#1 Zhang YiOutfielderJapan University of Economics
#2 Tsubasa SakakibaraPitcherUrawa Gakuin High School
#3 Fumiya KanbePitcherRissho University
#4 Kazumasa SakamotoInfielderIshikawa Million Stars
#5 Katsushi NakamachiCatcherMeiji University

Hiroshima Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Takuya KatoPitcherKeio University
#2 Koya TakahashiPitcherHanasaki Tokuharu High School
#3 Hiroki TokodaPitcherChubu Gakuin University
#4 Shōgo SakakuraCatcherTokai University Daisan Senior High
#5 Makoto AdwuwaPitcherMatsuyama Seiryo High School
#6 Ryota NagaiPitcherTsukuba Shuei High School

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Naoki YoshikawaInfielderChukyo Gakuin University
#2 Seishū HatakePitcherKinki University
#3 Tappei TashiokaPitcherToshiba
#4 Shun IkedaPitcherYamaha
#5 Hosei TakataPitcherSoshi Gakuen High School
#6 Ryusei OePitcherNisho Gakusha High School
#7 Liao Ren LeiPitcherOkayama Kyosei High School
Development Player Draft
#1 Suguru TakaiInfielderNiigata Albirex Baseball Club
#2 Shuhei KatoOutfielderIwata Higashi High School
#3 Motohito YamakawaPitcherHyogo Blue Sandars
#4 Koki SakamotoPitcherKwansei Gakuin University
#5 Seiya MatsubaraOutfielderMeisei University
#6 Ryutaro TakayamaCatcherKyushu Sangyo University
#7 Hayato HoriokaPitcherAomori Yamada High School
#8 Yusuke MatsuzawaOutfielderKagawa Olive Guyners

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Haruhiro HamaguchiPitcherKanagawa University
#2 Koya MizunoPitcherTokai University Hokkaido
#3 Taiga MatsuoInfielderShugakukan High School
#4 Masaya KyōyamaPitcherOhmi Senior High School
#5 Seiya HosokawaPitcherMeishu Hitachi High School
#6 Yūya OnakaPitcherHiroshima University of Economics
#7 Yukikazu KarinoInfielderHeisei International University
#8 Takuya ShindohPitcherJR East
#9 Keita SanoInfielderMeiji University
Development Player Draft
#1 Takamasa KasaiPitcherShinano Grandserows

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yusuke OyamaInfielderHakuoh University
#2 Taiki OnoPitcherFuji University
#3 Hiroto SaikiPitcherKobe Sumashofu High School
#4 Masumi HamachiPitcherFukuoka University Ohori Senior High School
#5 Kento ItoharaInfielderNippon Oil
#6 Shungo FukunagaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
#7 Kenya NagasakaCatcherTohoku Fukushi University
#8 Kosuke FujitaniPitcherPanasonic

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Naruki TerashimaPitcherRiseisha Senior High School
#2 Tomoya HoshiPitcherMeiji University
#3 Yugo UmenoPitcherKyushusangyo High School
#4 Hikaru NakaoPitcherNagoya Keizai University
#5 Yudai KogaCatcherMeitoku Gijuku Senior High School
#6 Ryusuke KikusawaPitcherSoso Ritec
Development Player Draft
#1 Hajime OmuraCatcherIshikawa Million Stars

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yuya YanagiPitcherMeiji University
#2 Yota KyodaInfielderNihon University
#3 Masami IshigakiInfielderSakata South High School
#4 Shotaro KasaharaPitcherNiigata University of Health and Welfare
#5 Kento FujishimaPitcherToho Senior High School
#6 Taisuke MaruyamaPitcherTokai University
Development Player Draft
#1 Yūsuke KinoshitaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks

References

  1. "選択手順" (in Japanese). NPB.jp. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "外れくじ、白紙に「勘違い」防止…ドラフト会議". Mainichi News. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "「プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD」新人選手87名と育成選手28名の交渉権が確定" (in Japanese). NPB.jp. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
Preceded by
2015
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2017
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