2010 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 28, 2010, for the 46th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Toshiba with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by TOSHIBA ".It has been sponsored by Toshiba for the 2nd consecutive year since 2009.[1][2]

2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Tatsuya Oishi , who was nominated and bid lottery for by six teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 28, 2010
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byToshiba
Overview
97 total selections in 16 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsTatsuya Oishi
Yuki Saito
← 2009
2011 →

Summary edit

Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. After the second round, waver selections were made in order from the lowest-ranked team of the 2011 season in both the Central League and Pacific League, the third round was reversed and selections were made from the top team, and the fourth round was reversed again, alternating with selections from the lowest-ranked team until all teams had finished selecting players.[3]

Since the 2005 season, the winner of the NPB All-Star Game has determined whether the Central League or the Pacific League gets waiver preference after the second round. In the 2010 All-Star Game, the Central League and Pacific League had a 1-1-1 tie, but regulations gave the Central League waiver priority over the Pacific League.[4]

Attention was focused on candidates such as Tatsuya Oishi, Yuki Saito, Hirokazu Sawamura, and other college-age right-handed pitchers.[5] Under the circumstances, the Yomiuri Giants publicly announced that they would pick Sawamura in the first round, and Sawamura also expressed his refusal to negotiate if he was picked by a team other than the Giants. As a result, other teams backed away from Sawamura, and the Giants picked him alone. The Giants' approach was criticized.[6][7]

First Round Contested Picks edit

Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Tatsuya Oishi Pitcher Baystars, Eagles, Carp, Buffaloes, Tigers, Lions
First Round Yuki Saito Pitcher Swallows, Fighters, Marines, Hawks
Second Round Takahiro Shiomi Pitcher Eagles, Swallows
Second Round Shota Ishimine Outfielder Buffaloes, Marines
Thrird Round Tetsuto Yamada Infielder Buffaloes, Swallows
  • Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
  • In the first round, Hirokazu Sawamura (Pitcher) was selected by the Giants, and Yudai Ohno (Pitcher) by the Dragons without a bid lottery.
  • In the second round, Kota Suda (Pitcher) was selected by the Baystars, Yuya Fukui (Pitcher) by the Carp, Daiki Enokida (Pitcher) by the Tigers, and Ayatsugu Yamashita (Catcher) by the Hawks without a bid lottery.
  • In the fourth round, the last remaining Buffaloes selected Shunta Gotoh (Outfielder).
  • List of selected players.[8]

Selected Players edit

Key
* Player did not sign

Yokohama Baystars edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kota Suda Pitcher JFE East Japan
#2 Kisho Kagami Pitcher Hosei University
#3 Sho Aranami Outfielder Toyota
#4 Hiroshi Kobayashi Pitcher Osaka Gakuin University
#5 Shinji Ohara Pitcher TDK
#6 Hiroyuki Fukuyama Pitcher Osaka University of Commerce
#7 Junya Ohara Infielder Kagawa Olive Guyners
#8 Kenjiro Tsuruoka Catcher Ehime Mandarin Pirates
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ichiro Matsushita Catcher Kansai Gaidai University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Takahiro Shiomi Pitcher Hachinohe University
#2 Manabu Mima Pitcher Tokyo Gas
#3 Toshihito Abe Infielder Tohoku Fukushi University
#4 Aoi Enomoto Outfielder Kyushu International University High School
#5 Koki Kanno Infielder PL Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takahiro Kato Pitcher Toyama Thunderbirds
#2 Kengo Kimura Pitcher Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School
#3 Hayato Kawaguchi Outfielder Shiga Takashima Baseball Club

Hiroshima Toyo Carp edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuya Fukui Pitcher Waseda University
#2 Kyohei Nakamura Pitcher Fuji University
#3 Yuki Iwami Pitcher Osaka Gas
#4 Masaya Kanemaru Pitcher Tokai Rika
#5 Yoshitaka Isomura Catcher Chukyo University Chukyo High School
#6 Shota Nakazaki Pitcher Nichinan Gakuen High School
#7 Yuki Tsurumoto Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kyousuke Yamano Pitcher Meiho High School
#2 Ryosuke Ikenouchi Pitcher Chukyo Gakuin University

Orix Buffaloes edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shunta Gotoh Outfielder Maebashi Commercial High School
#2 Taiki Mitsumata Infielder Shutoku high school
#3 Yuki Miyazaki Outfielder Sega Sammy
#4 Shohei Tsukahara Pitcher Tsukuba Shuei High School
#5 Masato Fukae Outfielder Akashi Red Soldiers

Tokyo Yakult Swallows edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tetsuto Yamada Outfielder Riseisha High School
#2 Yuki Shichijo Pitcher Hakuwa Victories
#3 Akihisa Nishida Catcher Hokusho High School
#4 Tomoya Matano Outfielder Hokusho High School
#5 Kentaro Kyuko Pitcher Nippon Paper Industries Ishinomaki
#6 Nariaki Kawasaki Outfielder Kumamoto Golden Larks
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Koki Kitano Outfielder Kanagawa University
#2 Keisuke Ueno Pitcher Kagawa Olive Guyners
#3 Takanori Sato Outfielder Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuki Saito Pitcher Waseda University
#2 Haruki Nishikawa Outfielder Chiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#3 Masahiro Inui Pitcher Toyo University
#4 Yodai Enoshita Pitcher Kyushu Sangyo University
#5 Yuya Taniguchi Outfielder Aichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School
#6 Masaru Saito Pitcher Sega Sammy

Yomiuri Giants edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Hirokazu Sawamura Pitcher Chuo University
#2 Ryosuke Miyaguni Pitcher Itoman High School
#3 Taichi Tanaka Pitcher Oita Technical High School
#4 Yuki Koyama Pitcher Tenri University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ryota Wada Intfielder Hiroshima Technical High School
#2 Keisuke Kishi Pitcher Ehime Mandarin Pirates
#3 Keita Fukuizumi Pitcher Kobe 9 Cruise
#4 Takayuki Ogino Intfielder Aichi Institute of Technology
#5 Takao Zaizen Intfielder Aiden Aikoudai OB BLITZ
#6 Kosuke Naruse Pitcher Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School
#7 Hiroto Kawaguchi Intfielder Nishitama Club
#8 Kenichi Marumo Outfielder Osaka University of Economics

Chiba Lotte Marines edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shota Ishimine Outfielder Tokai University
#2 Masaki Minami Pitcher Rissho University
#3 Atsushi Kobayashi Pitcher The 77 Bank
#4 Shota Koike Catcher Aoyama Gakuin University
#5 Naoya Emura Catcher Osaka Toin High School
#6 Shuhei Fujiya Pitcher University of Southern California
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shota Kurosawa Pitcher Josai International University
#2 Shogo Yamaguchi Pitcher Tachibana Gakuen High School
#3 Junya Ishida Pitcher NOMO Baseball Club

Hanshin Tigers edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Daiki Enokida Pitcher Tokyo Gas
#2 Shinta Hifumi Pitcher Tokai University Sagami High School
#3 Masahiro Nakatani Catcher Fukuoka Institute of Technology Jyoto High School
#4 Akira Iwamoto Pitcher Nanyo Technical High School
#5 Fumiya Araki Infielder Meiji University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Tetsuya Sakaguchi Infielder Shirithu Wakayama High School
#2 Hiroya Shimamoto Pitcher Fukuchiyama Seibi High School
#3 Masaki Anada Infielder Minoh Higashi High School

Saitama Seibu Lions edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tatsuya Oishi Pitcher Waseda University
#2 Kazuhisa Makita Pitcher Nippon Express
#3 Shogo Akiyama Outfielder Hachinohe University
#4 Kyohei Maegawa Pitcher Hannan University High School
#5 Ryo Hayashizaki Infielder Toyo University
#6 Masato Kumashiro Outfielder Oji Paper Industries

Chunichi Dragons edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yudai Ohno Pitcher Bukkyo University
#2 Daiki Yoshikawa Infielder PL Gakuen High School
#3 Yuta Muto Pitcher Honda
#4 Yuto Morikoshi Infielder Meijo University
#5 Keisuke Seki Pitcher Komono high school

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks edit

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ayatsugu Yamashita Catcher Narashino High School
#2 Yuki Yanagita Outfielder Hiroshima University of Economics
#3 Takaki Minami Pitcher Urawa Gakuin High School
#4 Daichi Hoshino Pitcher Okayama Higashi Commercial High School
#5 Masato Sakata Pitcher Yusei High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Keisuke Yasuda Outfielder Kochi Fighting Dogs
#2 Daiki Nakahara Infielder Kagoshima Josai High School
#3 Daichiro Ito Pitcher Homare High School
#4 Kodai Senga Pitcher Gamagori High School
#5 Taisei Makihara Infielder Johoku High School
#6 Takuya Kai Catcher Yoshikan High School

References edit

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  2. ^ "TOSHIBA news release ニュースリリース 2010年プロ野球ドラフト会議への特別協賛について 2010年09月17日". Toshiba Corporation Official site (in Japanese). September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by TOSHIBA 選択手順". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news ドラフト指名セ・リーグが優先権獲得". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 25, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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External links edit

Preceded by
2009
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2011