2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20, 2016, for the 52nd time 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".

2016 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Seigi Tanaka, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by five teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 20, 2016
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
115 total selections in 18 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsJumpei Takahashi
Yuya Yanagi
← 2015
2017 →

Summary

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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

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Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Seigi Tanaka Pitcher Marines, Hawks, Giants, Fighters, Carp
First Round Yuya Yanagi Pitcher Dragons, Baystars
Second Round Chihaya Sasaki Pitcher Marines,Giants, Fighters, Carp

Selected Players

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Key
* Player did not sign


Orix Buffaloes

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Taisuke Yamaoka Pitcher Tokyo Gas
#2 Yuta Kuroki Pitcher Rissho University
#3 Daisuke Okazaki Infielder Hanasaki Tokuharu Senior High School
#4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto Pitcher Miyakonojo Senior High School
#5 Keisuke Kobayashi Pitcher Nippon Life
#6 Soichiro Yamazaki Pitcher Tsuruga Keihi Senior High School
#7 Daisuke Iida Catcher Honda Suzuka
#8 Keisuke Sawada Pitcher Rikkyo University
#9 Kaoru Nemoto Pitcher Kasumigaura High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Chang Yi Outfielder Japan University of Economics
#2 Tsubasa Sakakibara Pitcher Urawa Gakuin High School
#3 Fumiya Kanbe Pitcher Rissho University
#4 Kazumasa Sakamoto Infielder Ishikawa Million Stars
#5 Katsushi Nakamachi Catcher Meiji University

Chunichi Dragons

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuya Yanagi Pitcher Meiji University
#2 Yota Kyoda Infielder Nihon University
#3 Masami Ishigaki Infielder Sakata South High School
#4 Shotaro Kasahara Pitcher Niigata University of Health and Welfare
#5 Kento Fujishima Pitcher Toho Senior High School
#6 Taisuke Maruyama Pitcher Tokai University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yusuke Kinoshita Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shoma Fujihira Pitcher Yokohama Senior High School
#2 Takahide Ikeda Pitcher Sōka University
#3 Kazuki Tanaka Outfielder Rikkyo University
#4 Shu Sugahara Pitcher Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
#5 Kohei Morihara Pitcher Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Steel Hirohata
#6 Keisuke Tsuruta Pitcher Teikyo University
#7 Hiroki Nomoto Pitcher Sasebo Commercial High School
#8 Tsuyoshi Ishihara Catcher Kyoto Shoei High School
#9 Yuhei Takanashi Pitcher JX Eneos
#10 Naoto Nishiguchi Pitcher Renaiss Health and Medical College
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kodai Chiba Pitcher Hanamaki East High School
#2 Yusuke Minami Infielder Meisei University
#3 Takuma Mukaitani Infielder Hyogo Blue Sundars
#4 Toshiyasu Kimura Pitcher Riseisha College of Medicine and Sport

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Naruki Terashima Pitcher Riseisha Senior High School
#2 Tomoya Hoshi Pitcher Meiji University
#3 Yugo Umeno Pitcher Kyushusangyo High School
#4 Hikaru Nakao Pitcher Nagoya Keizai University
#5 Yudai Koga Catcher Meitoku Gijuku Senior High School
#6 Ryusuke Kikusawa Pitcher Soso Ritec
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hajime Omura Catcher Ishikawa Million Stars

Saitama Seibu Lions

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tatsuya Imai Pitcher Sakushin Senior High School
#2 Shunta Nakatsuka Pitcher Hakuoh University
#3 Sosuke Genda Infielder Toyota
#4 Shohei Suzuki Outfielder Shizuoka Senior High School
#5 Katsunori Hirai Pitcher Honda Suzuka
#6 Ichiro Tamura Pitcher Rikkyo University

Hanshin Tigers

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yusuke Oyama Infielder Hakuoh University
#2 Taiki Ono Pitcher Fuji University
#3 Hiroto Saiki Pitcher Kobe Sumashofu High School
#4 Masumi Hamachi Pitcher Fukuoka University Ohori Senior High School
#5 Kento Itohara Infielder Nippon Oil
#6 Shungo Fukunaga Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#7 Kenya Nagasaka Catcher Tohoku Fukushi University
#8 Kosuke Fujitani Pitcher Panasonic

Chiba Lotte Marines

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Chihaya Sasaki Pitcher J. F. Oberlin University
#2 Tomohito Sakai Pitcher Osaka Gas
#3 Takaaki Shima Pitcher Tokai University Ichihara Boyo Senior High School
#4 Seiya Dohi Pitcher Osaka Gas
#5 Yuki Ariyoshi Pitcher Kyushu Mitsubishi
#6 Atsuki Taneichi Pitcher Hachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi Senior High
#7 Yuito Munetsugu Pitcher Asia University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yoshizumu Yasue Pitcher Ishikawa Million Stars
#2 Shota Sugawara Outfielder Nihon Wellness sports University

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Haruhiro Hamaguchi Pitcher Kanagawa University
#2 Koya Mizuno Pitcher Tokai University Hokkaido
#3 Taiga Matsuo Infielder Shugakukan High School
#4 Masaya Kyoyama Pitcher Ohmi Senior High School
#5 Seiya Hosokawa Pitcher Meishu Hitachi High School
#6 Yuya Onaka Pitcher Hiroshima University of Economics
#7 Yukikazu Karino Infielder Heisei International University
#8 Takuya Shindoh Pitcher JR East
#9 Keita Sano Infielder Meiji University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takamasa Kasai Pitcher Shinano Grandserows

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Seigi Tanaka Pitcher Sōka University
#2 Yuto Furuya Pitcher Koryo High School
#3 Ryuhei Kuki Catcher Syugakukan High School
#4 Masaki Mimori Infielder Aomori Yamada High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shogo Omoto Outfielder Teikyo Dai-go High School
#2 Hiroki Hasegawa Pitcher Shotoku Gakuen High School
#3 Tsubasa Tashiro Outfielder Hachinohe Gakuin High School
#4 Kosuke Moriyama Pitcher/Infielder Fujisawa Shoryo High School
#5 Rikuya Shimizu Outfielder Kyoto International High School
#6 Ryugen Matsumoto Infielder Sotoku High School

Yomiuri Giants

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Naoki Yoshikawa Infielder Chukyo Gakuin University
#2 Seishu Hatake Pitcher Kinki University
#3 Tappei Tanioka Pitcher Toshiba
#4 Shun Ikeda Pitcher Yamaha
#5 Hosei Takata Pitcher Soshi Gakuen High School
#6 Ryusei Ohe Pitcher Nisho Gakusha High School
#7 Liao Jen Lei Pitcher Okayama Kyosei High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Suguru Takai Infielder Niigata Albirex Baseball Club
#2 Shuhei Katoh Outfielder Iwata Higashi High School
#3 Motohito Yamakawa Pitcher Hyogo Blue Sandars
#4 Koki Sakamoto Pitcher Kwansei Gakuin University
#5 Seiya Matsubara Outfielder Meisei University
#6 Ryutaro Takayama Catcher Kyushu Sangyo University
#7 Hayato Horioka Pitcher Aomori Yamada High School
#8 Yusuke Matsuzawa Outfielder Kagawa Olive Guyners

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Mizuki Hori Pitcher Hiroshima Shinjo Gakuen High School
#2 Kazunari Ishii Infielder Waseda University
#3 Kazuki Takara Pitcher Kyushu Sangyo University
#4 Keisuke Moriyama Outfielder Senshu University
#5 Yuki Takayama Pitcher Osaka Tōin High School
#6 Yujiro Yamaguchi Pitcher Riseisha Gakuen High School
#7 Takuya Kori Catcher Teikyo University
#8 Taisho Tamai Pitcher Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Kazusa Magic
#9 Junnosuke Imai Infielder Chukyo High School

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Takuya Katoh Pitcher Keio University
#2 Koya Takahashi Pitcher Hanasaki Tokuharu High School
#3 Hiroki Tokoda Pitcher Chubu Gakuin University
#4 Shogo Sakakura Catcher Tokai University Daisan Senior High
#5 Makoto Adwuwa Pitcher Matsuyama Seiryo High School
#6 Ryota Nagai Pitcher Tsukuba Shuei High School

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b "2016 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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Preceded by
2015
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2017