Team Round 1 ConsolationOnly two non-pitchers are being selected, both in the consolation round: catcher Tadashi Ishimine of Tokyo Joho University and outfielder Hiroyuki Oze of Kinki University.
YOM P Shota Ohba P Junpei Shinoda
CHU P Kohei Hasebe P Sohma Yamauchi
HAN P Shota Ohba P Hirokazu Shiranita
YOK P Shota Ohba P Yasutaka Hattori
HIR P Kohei Haseba P Junpei Shinoda
YAK P Mikinori Katoh P Yasutaka Hattori
NIP P Shota Ohba P Yasutaka Hattori
LOT P Kohei Hasebe P Yasutaka Hattori
SFT P Shota Ohba C Tadashi Ishimine
RAK P Kohei Hasebe OF Hiroyuki Oze
SEI P Mikinori Katoh P Yasutaka Hattori
ORX P Shota Ohba P Junpei Shinoda
Round 1The draft is just a few hours away, so we'll know who goes where then. I guess these tables are good to know who the popular draft picks were this year.
Player Teams
Shota Ohba YOM, HAN, YOK, NIP, SFT, ORX
Kohei Hasebe CHU, HIR, LOT, RAK
Mikinori Katoh YAK, SEI
Colsolation
Yasutaka Hattori YOK, YAK, NIP, LOT, SEI
Junpei Shinoda YOM, HIR, ORX
Sohma Yamauchi CHU
Hirokazu Shiranita HAN
Tadashi Ishimine SFT
Hiroyuki Oze RAK
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