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2008 Amateur Draft

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2008 Amateur Draft
The draft for new players for the 2008 season took place this afternoon (November 19). The following is the complete list of draftees.
Yomiuri Giants
1 P Toru Murata Osaka Taiiku University
2
3 P Yuki Furukawa Meiji Univerisy
4 OF Ryuichi Kajimae Tokai University

Chunichi Dragons
1 P Soma Yamauchi Meijo University
2
3 IF Tetsuya Tani Hitachi

Hanshin Tigers
1 P Hirokazu Shiranita Fukuoka University
2
3 P Shunsuke Ishikawa Jobu University
4 P Yusuke Kuroda Janson Cosmetics

Yokohama BayStars
1 P Futoshi Kobayashi JR East Japan
2
3 P Kentaro Kuwahara Nara Industrial University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1 P Junpei Shinoda Nihon University
2
3 IF Tetsuya Kokubo Aoyama Gakuin University
4 OF Ryuhei Matsuyama Kyushu International University

Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1 P Mikinori Katoh Keio University
2
3 IF Yuji Onizaki Fuji Heavy Industries
4 P Hidehiro Okamoto JFE West Japan
5 OF Toshihiro Nakao JR East Japan

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
1 P Kazuhito Tadano AAA Sacramento
2
3 P Naoki Miyanishi Kansai Gakuin University
4 OF Kazuya Murata Chuo University

Chiba Lotte Marines
1 P Yasutaka Hattori Toyoda Automotive
2
3 P Tomohisa Nemoto Yokohama Shoka University
4 P Yoshihiro Itoh JR Tokai
5 P Yuta Shimokiryoh Nihon Seimei

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
1 P Shota Ohba Tokai University
2
3 P Yuki Kume Meiji University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
1 P Kohei Hasebe Aichi Engineering University
2
3 C Tadashi Ishimine Tokyo Joho University
4 OF Ryo Hijirisawa Koku Gakuin University

Saitama Seibu Lions
1 P Masamitsu Hirano JR East Japan North-East
2
3 P Ryohei Fujiwara First Industrial University

Orix Buffaloes
1 P Kenji Kobayashi Aoyama Gakuin University
2
3 OF Hiroyuki Koze Kinki University
For more information, please refer to the Draft Lottery thread.
Comments
Re: 2008 Amateur Draft
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Nov 19, 2007 5:11 PM | YBS Fan ]

Looks like Deanna got this done before me, and with more information. So please refer to this thread.
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