Chunichi Dragons
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Tatsumi Higuchi P 28 183 83 L/R JR Kyushu
2nd Kenichi Nakata P 22 180 80 R/R University of Kita-Kyushu
4th Susumu Kawai P 24 178 70 L/L Nippon Express
5th Yoshihiro Suzuki P 21 187 85 R/R Chubu University
6th Yuuya Ishii P 23 178 69 L/L Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Yokohama
Baseball Club
7th Issei Nakamura OF 22 185 85 R/R International Budo University
8th Yoshio Koyama C 24 181 80 R/R East Japan Railway Company
9th Hiroki Kongou P 25 181 81 R/R Nippon Express
10th Keiji Kamata IF 25 162 64 R/L Toyota Motor Corporation
11th Michihisa Sawai IF 25 175 75 R/S Tokai Rika
12th Junichi Fukuhara OF 21 177 78 R/S Hosei University
Yakult Swallows
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Hiroyasu Tanaka IF 22 177 77 R/R Waseda Univeristy
Pre Kenichi Matsuoka P 22 181 80 R/R Kyushu Tokai University
4th Ryohei Kawamoto C 22 178 78 R/R Asia University
5th Kojiro Uehara P 21 177 75 R/R Okinawa Electric Power
6th Takashi Maruyama P 18 182 78 L/L Aikodai Meiden High Shool
Tokyo Giants
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Takahiko Nomaguchi P 21 183 86 R/R Shidax Corporation
Pre Hitoshi Miki P 22 179 80 R/R Hachinohe University
4th Yoshiyuki Kamei OF 22 178 76 R/L Chuo University
5th Shota Kimura P 18 179 79 R/R Ichinoseki Daiichi High School
6th Takanori Hoshi C 22 176 81 R/R Tohoku Gakuin University
7th Shun Tono P 18 185 85 R/R Hokota Daiichi High School
Hanshin Tigers
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Atsushi Nomi P 25 180 70 L/L Osaka Gas
Pre Taiichi Okazaki C 21 180 82 R/R Matsushita Denki
4th Kentarou Hashimoto P 24 191 85 R/R Nippon Shinyaku
5th Masanori Ohashi C 18 181 80 R/R Hokuyo High School
6th Masato Akamatsu OF 22 182 72 R/R Ritsumeikan University
7th Yusuke Takahashi OF 18 178 75 R/R Saibai High School
8th Kento Tsujimoto P 15 181 75 R/R Mater Dei High School (CA, USA)
9th Yutaka Tamaki P 18 181 71 R/R Shiwakayama Shougyou High School
10th Nobuaki Mizuochi P 19 183 82 R/R Shinoda High School
Hiroshima Carp
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
1st Tsuyoshi Satou P 18 185 84 R/R Akita Shougyou High School
3rd Choji Mori P 22 184 84 R/R Kansai Gaidai University
4th Yui Maruki P 18 180 72 R/L Wajima High School
5th Shinjiro Kojima P 22 183 85 L/L Kokushikan University
6th Tomohiro Umetsu P 21 191 85 R/R Kokugakuin University
7th Usuzunosuke Kinjo P 18 187 92 L/L Chubu Shougyou High School
8th Hiroto Tanaka P 25 185 77 R/R JFE Steel West
Yokohama Baystars
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Takumi Nasuno P 22 192 84 L/L Nihon University
Pre Kensaku Someda P 22 183 82 R/R Doshisha University
4th Kazuya Fujita IF 22 175 71 R/L Kinki University
5th Hideki Kishimoto P 22 189 81 R/R Kinki University
6th Takehiro Ishikawa IF 18 183 82 R/R Yokohama High School
7th Taro Hashimoto P 18 183 82 R/R Osaka University of Health and Sport
Sciences Namisho High School
8th Yoshiyuki Kuwahara OF 22 180 86 R/R Nihon University
9th Takahiro Matsuka P 22 184 85 R/R University of Tokyo
10th Toshio Saito C 20 180 84 R/R Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki Baseball
Seibu Lions
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
1st Wakui Hideaki P 18 184 76 R/R Yokohama High School
3rd Kataoka Yasuyuki IF 21 176 77 R/R Tokyo Gas
4th Yamagishi Minoru P 22 175 74 R/R Aoyama Gakuen University
5th Hoshi Hidekazu C 18 180 74 R/L Maebashi Industrial High School
6th Fujiwara Koki P 18 195 80 R/R Kotooka High School
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
1st Egawa Tomoaki P 18 181 79 R/R Ujiyamada Commerce High School
3rd Takahashi Tooru P 17 184 73 R/R Yokohama Sougakukan
4th Nakanishi Kenta C 18 177 76 R/R Kitaohtsu High School
5th Takahashi Hideaki P 22 181 77 R/R Kyushu Kyoritsu University
6th Katoh Ryota C 22 174 83 R/R Aoyama Gakuen University
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
1st Darvish Yu P 18 195 83 R/R Tohoku High School
3rd Hashimoto Yoshitaka P 24 182 75 R/R Honda
4th Michael Nakamura P 28 178 77 R/R Toronto Blue Jays
5th Ichikawa Suguru IF 18 185 90 R/L Komono High School
6th Kikuchi Kazumasa P 22 181 74 R/R Jyobu University
7th Nakamura Wataru P 25 183 85 L/L Mitsubishi Paper Hachinoe
8th Ugumori Atsushi OF 17 187 80 R/R Saiba High School
9th Kudoh Takahito OF 23 171 73 L/L JR East Japan
Chiba Lotte Marines
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Kubo Yasutomo P 24 181 82 R/R Matsushita Denki
Pre Tejima Satoshi P 22 185 80 R/R New Nippon Sekiyu
4th Takehara Naotaka OF 24 193 88 L/R Mitsubishi Automobile Okazaki
5th Ohmatsu Shoitsu OF 22 183 85 L/L Tokai University
6th Kikoh Takuya P 18 177 74 L/S Hokkaido Sakae High School
7th Aomatsu Keiyo C 17 185 79 R/R Uenomiya Taishi High School
Orix Buffaloes
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Kaneko Chihiro P 21 180 77 R/L Toyota Automotive
2nd Mitsuhara Atsuhiro P 24 184 86 R/S JR East Japan
4th Machi Katsumasa P 22 183 88 R/R JR Kyushu
5th Tanaka Akira IF 22 186 85 R/R Hosei University
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Rnd Name Pos Age Ht (cm) Wt (kg) Thr/bat School/Team
Pre Ichiba Yasuhiro P 22 183 84 R/R Meiji University
2nd Watanabe Koki P 26 176 70 L/L NTT East Japan
4th Nishitani Hisanori IF 22 178 77 R/L Meiji University
5th Shiokawa Tatsuya IF 21 180 79 R/R Tohoku Fukushi University
6th Ohhiro Shoji IF 22 183 85 R/R Toyo University
7th Hiraishi Yosuke OF 24 176 75 L/L Toyota Automotive
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Nippon Ham Drafts Kochien Ace Darvish Yu in First Round
Hanshin Drafts 15 Year Old Tsujimoto Kento
I'm afraid I hadn't gotten around to the news that Rakuten got Ichiba Yasuhiro in the "jiyu" round last week, so I'll state it here.
I'll post the full draft results after work this evening - unless someone beats me to it.