Marinerds: NPB High School Draft 2007
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Sadly, this year's draft really served to show the major flaw in the current system. Right now, every team names their first round pick at the same time, and then if more than one team names the same player, there's a lottery for that player, and then each team that didn't get the player has to name another first-round pick (and again, if they name the same player, there's another lottery). This year, three players were named by 11 teams -- Osaka Toin slugger Sho Nakata was named by the Fighters, Tigers, Buffaloes, and Hawks; Sendai Ikuei 155km/h hurler Yoshinori Satoh was named by the Eagles, Giants, Swallows, Dragons, and Baystars; and Narita pitcher Yuuki Karakawa was named by the Marines and Carp. (The Seibu Lions were not involved in the first round as a punishment for illegal scouting and payments earlier.)
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