2017 Nippon Professional Baseball draft
The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on 26 October 2017 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.[1] The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D". 2017 marked the 5th consecutive year in which Taisho Pharmaceuticals had sponsored the event.[1]
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 2017 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.[2]
Apart from the selection of Katsuki Azuma by the Yokohama DeNA Baystars, all other picks in the first round went on to be contested being the most this had occurred since 2008.
87 new players were drafted with a further 28 development players selected.[3]
First Round Contested Picks
| Player Name | Position | Teams Selected by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Kōtaro Kiyomiya | Infielder | Nippon Ham, Rakuten, Lotte, Yomiuri, Softbank, Hanshin, Yakult |
| First Round | Daiki Tajima | Pitcher | Orix, Seibu |
| First Round | Shōsei Nakamura | Catcher | Hiroshima, Chunichi |
| Second Round | Hisanori Yasuda | Infielder | Lotte, Hanshin, Softbank |
| Second Round | Munetaka Murakami | Infielder | Yakult, Yomiuri, Rakuten |
| Third Round | Kōsuke Baba | Pitcher | Hanshin, Softbank |
- Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
Selected Players
| * | Player did not sign |
|---|
Chiba Lotte Marines
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hisanori Yasuda | Infielder | Riseisha High School | |
| #2 | Yūdai Fujioka | Infielder | Toyota Motors | |
| #3 | Daiki Yamamoto | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Motors Ozaki | |
| #4 | Tsuyoshi Sugano | Outfielder | Hitachi | |
| #5 | Keita Watanabe | Pitcher | NTT Communications East Japan | |
| #6 | Shōji Nagano | Pitcher | Honda | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Kenjiro Wada | Outfielder | Toyama GRN Thunderbirds | |
| #2 | Ryōtaro Mori | Pitcher | Miyakonojo Commercial High School | |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Munetaka Murakami | Infielder | Kyushu Gakuin High School |
| #2 | Yūma Ōshita | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima |
| #3 | Harutaka Kuramoto | Pitcher | Okayama Shoka University |
| #4 | Yasutaka Shiomi | Outfielder | JX-ENEOS |
| #5 | Yūto Kanakubo | Pitcher | Tokai University Ichihara Boyo High School |
| #6 | Takeshi Miyamoto | Infielder | Nara Gakuen University |
| #7 | Naoki Matsumoto | Catcher | Seino Transportation |
| #8 | Takumi Numata | Pitcher | Ishikawa Million Stars |
Nippon Ham Fighters
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kōtaro Kiyomiya | Infielder | Waseda Jitsugyo High School |
| #2 | Takahiro Nishimura | Pitcher | NTT Communications East Japan |
| #3 | Eito Tanaka | Pitcher | Yanagigaura High School |
| #4 | Yūhei Namba | Infielder | Soshi Gakuen High School |
| #5 | Ryūji Kitaura | Pitcher | Hakuoh University Ashikaga High School |
| #6 | Ryōtaro Suzuki | Pitcher | Tohoku Gakuin University |
| #7 | Kōhei Miyadai | Pitcher | Tokyo University |
Chunichi Dragons
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hiroshi Suzuki | Pitcher | Yamaha | |
| #2 | Shō Ishikawa | Pitcher | Seirantaito High School | |
| #3 | Wataru Takamatsu | Infielder | Takikawa Daini High School | |
| #4 | Tatsuya Shimizu | Pitcher | Hanasaki Tokuharu High School | |
| #5 | Kōsuke Itō | Outfielder | Chukyo University High School | |
| #6 | Takumi Yamamoto | Pitcher | Nishinomiya Municipal High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Akito Ōkura | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks | |
| #2 | Kento Marc Ishida | Pitcher | Ryukoku University | |
Orix Buffaloes
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Daiki Tajima | Pitcher | JR East | |
| #2 | Kei Suzuki | Pitcher | Hitachi | |
| #3 | Shūhei Fukuda | Infielder | NTT Communications East Japan | |
| #4 | Hitomi Honda | Pitcher | Seisa Kokusai High School | |
| #5 | Ryō Nishimura | Catcher | Subaru | |
| #6 | Hayato Nishiura | Outfielder | Meitoku Gijuku High School | |
| #7 | Shinya Hirosawa | Infielder | Oita Commercial High School | |
| #8 | Tatsuya Yamaashi | Pitcher | Honda Suzu | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Hiroki Inatomi | Catcher | Sanda Shosei High School | |
| #2 | Kōhei Azuma | Pitcher | Kobe Koryo Gaken High School | |
| #3 | Akihito Hiyane | Infielder | Hiryō High School | |
| #4 | Felipe Kisu de Souza | Catcher | Godenba Nishi High School | |
Yomiuri Giants
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Takuya Kuwahara | Pitcher | Chuo University | |
| #2 | Yukinori Kishida | Catcher | Osaka Gas | |
| #3 | Takumi Ōshiro | Catcher | NTT Communications West Japan | |
| #4 | Takumi Kitamura | Infielder | Asia University | |
| #5 | Shunta Tanaka | Infielder | Hitachi | |
| #6 | Akihiro Wakabayashi | Infielder | JX-ENEOS | |
| #7 | Kaito Murakami | Outfielder | Nara Gakuen University | |
| #8 | Dai Yuasa | Infielder | Takasaki University of Health & Welfare High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Kenshin Higa | Infielder | Morioka University High School | |
| #2 | Shingo Yamakami | Pitcher | Tokiwa High School | |
| #3 | Shun Kasai | Outfielder | Tohoku Fukushi University | |
| #4 | Yūdai Tanaka | Pitcher | Haguro High School | |
| #5 | Rui Hirobatake | Catcher | Rissho University | |
| #6 | Shōhei Koyama | Catcher | Kansai University | |
| #7 | Kōki Orishita | Pitcher | Aratano High School | |
| #8 | Sōta Arai | Outfielder | Sekine Gakuen High School | |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hiroki Kondō | Pitcher | Okayama Shoka University | |
| #2 | Masaki Iwami | Outfielder | Keiō University | |
| #3 | Tsuyoshi Yamasaki | Intfielder | Kokugakuin University | |
| #4 | Yūki Watanabe | Pitcher | Yokohama College of Commerce | |
| #5 | Akito Tanaka | Outfielder | Hyogo Blue Sundars | |
| #6 | Keiji Nishimaki | Infielder | Sendai Ikuei High School | |
| #7 | Kanji Teraoka | Pitcher | Ishikawa Million Stars | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Ryūtarō Ide | Pitcher | Kyushu Sangyo University | |
| #2 | Kyōjirō Matsumoto | Infielder | Kōnan High School | |
| #3 | Kazuki Nakamura | Outfielder | Tenri University | |
Yokohama DeNA Baystars
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Katsuki Azuma | Pitcher | Ritsumeikan University | |
| #2 | Kazuki Kamizato | Outfielder | Nippon Life | |
| #3 | Kōsuke Sakaguchi | Pitcher | Hokkai High School | |
| #4 | Shunsuke Saitō | Pitcher | JX-ENEOS | |
| #5 | Shūto Sakurai | Pitcher | Nihon University Dai-san High School | |
| #6 | Kōki Terada | Pitcher | Ishikawa Million Stars | |
| #7 | Hideaki Miyamoto | Infielder | Panasonic | |
| #8 | Taishi Kusumoto | Infielder | Tohoku Fukushi University | |
| #9 | Yūdai Yamamoto | Catcher | Shiga United Baseball club | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Kō Nakagawa | Pitcher | Minoshima High School | |
Saitama Seibu Lions
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hiromasa Saitō | Pitcher | Meiji University | |
| #2 | Manaya Nishikawa | Outfielder | Hanasaki Tokuharu High SChool | |
| #3 | Shō Itō | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks | |
| #4 | Kaima Taira | Outfielder | Yaeyama Commercial High School | |
| #5 | Yoza Kaito | Pitcher | Gifu Keizai University | |
| #6 | Ryūsei Tsunashima | Infielder | Itoigawa Hakurei High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Wataru Takagi | Outfielder | Shinsōkan High School | |
| #2 | Masato Saitō | Catcher | Hokkaido University of Education | |
Hanshin Tigers
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kōsuke Baba | Pitcher | Sendai University | |
| #2 | Haruto Takahashi | Pitcher | Asia University | |
| #3 | Takahiro Kumagai | Infielder | Rikkyo University | |
| #4 | Kairi Shimada | Outfielder | Jōbu University | |
| #5 | Masaki Tanigawa | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Motors Kyūshū | |
| #6 | Jōichirō Maki | Pitcher | Keishin High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Masaki Ishii | Pitcher | Jōbu University | |
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Haruto Yoshizumi | Pitcher | Tsuruoka Higashi High School | |
| #2 | Rei Takahashi | Pitcher | Senshū University | |
| #3 | Shu Masuda | Outfielder | Yokohama High School | |
| #4 | Arata Shiino | Pitcher | Kokushikan University | |
| #5 | Fumimaru Taura | Pitcher | Shūgakukan High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Shuto Ogata | Pitcher | Ishikawa Gijuku High School | |
| #2 | Ukyo Shuto | Infielder | Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk | |
| #3 | Richard Sunagawa | Outfielder | Okinawa Shōgaku High School | |
| #4 | Kotaro Otake | Pitcher | Waseda University | |
| #5 | Yamato Higurashi | Outfielder | Tachibana Gakuen High School | |
| #6 | Yuta Watanabe | Pitcher | Niigata Albirex Baseball club | |
Hiroshima Carp
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Shōsei Nakamura | Catcher | Kōryō High School | |
| #2 | Shō Yamaguchi | Pitcher | Kumamoto Technical High School | |
| #3 | Makoto Brad Kemna | Pitcher | Nippon Bunri University | |
| #4 | Atsushi Nagai | Outfielder | Nishōgakusha University High School | |
| #5 | Atsushi Endō | Pitcher | Kasumigaura High School | |
| #6 | Takato Hiraoka | Pitcher | Chubu Gakuin University | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Tsubasa Okabayashi | Pitcher | Komono High School | |
| #2 | Reira Fujii | Pitcher | Ōmagari Technical High School | |
| #3 | Ken Sasaki | Pitcher | Ogasa High School | |
References
- "プロ野球ドラフト会議、１０月２６日に開催 ５年連続で大正製薬が特別協賛". Sponichi. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- "選択手順" (in Japanese). NPB.jp. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- "「プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンＤ」新人選手82名と育成選手32名の交渉権が確定" (in Japanese). NPB.jp. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
External links
- プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD - NPB.jp Nippon Professional Baseball
| Preceded by 2016 |
Nippon Professional Baseball draft | Succeeded by 2018 |
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