2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

2014 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Kohei Arihara, who was nominated and bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 23, 2014
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
105 total selections in 13 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsKohei Arihara
Tomohiro Anraku
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The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 23, 2014, for the 50th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D".

Summary

As of the 2008 Draft, High School, University and Industrial League players could be selected at the same time whereas previous to 2008, separate drafts were held for each level of player.[1]

As with the previous year, Taisho Pharmaceuticals was the special partner with naming rights. The Draft was named "The 2014 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D." Lipovitan D is one of Taisho's main brands.[2]

Only the first round picks were allowed to be contested with all picks from the second round onward being based on table placing in the 2014 NPB season in a waiver system. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted. The Draft waiver priority was decided upon the winners of the 2014 NPB All-Stars game, but as the series ended 1-1 preference was based on point difference between the Central and Pacific Leagues where the former had a higher differential.[1][3]

In total, 81 players were signed to professional contracts including 46 pitchers, 7 catchers, 17 infielders and 11 outfielders with 23 development players also signed.[4]

First Round Contested Picks

Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Kohei Arihara Pitcher Baystars、Fighters、Tigers, Carp
First Round Tomohiro Anraku Pitcher Eagles、Swallows
Second Round Yasuaki Yamasaki Pitcher Baystars、Tigers

Selected Players

Key
* Player did not sign

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shingo Takeshita Pitcher Yamaha
#2 Ren Kazahari Pitcher Tokyo Nogyo University Hokkaido Okhotsk
#3 Koji Yamakawa Catcher Fukuoka Jyoto High School
#4 Tetsuya Terada Pitcher Kagawa Olive Guyners
#5 Yusaku Nakamoto Pitcher Hakuwa Victorys
#6 Hiroaki Dohi Pitcher Honda
#6 Izumi Hara Outfielder Daiichi Institute of Technology
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shogo Nakashima Outfielder Fukuoka University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tomohiro Anraku Pitcher Saibi High School
#2 Fumiya Ono Pitcher Nishinippon Junior College High School
#3 Masayoshi Fukuda Outfielder Chuo University
#4 Luciano Fernando Outfielder Hakuoh University
#5 Takahiro Irino Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#6 Masashi Katoh Pitcher JR East
#7 Ryota Itoh Infielder Nippon Paper
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takumaru Yaoita Outfielder Seiko Gakuen High School
#2 Hiroki Osakaya Infielder Aomori Chuo Gakuin University

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yasuaki Yamasaki Pitcher Asia University
#2 Kenta Ishida Pitcher Hosei University
#3 Toshihiko Kuramoto Infielder Nippon Shinyaku
#4 Motoharu Fukuchi Pitcher Mitsubishi Hitachi Heavy Systems Nagoya
#5 Koki Yamashita Infielder Kokugakuin University
#6 Hiroki Momose Infielder Matsumoto-Daiichi High School
#7 Satoshi Iizuka Pitcher Nihon Bunri High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Toi Kamei Catcher Nissei High school

Saitama Seibu Lions

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kona Takahashi Pitcher Maebashi Ikuei High School
#2 Yasuo Sano Pitcher Heisei International University
#3 Shuta Tonosaki Infielder Fuji University
#4 Yusuke Tamamura Pitcher Tsuruga Kehi High School
#5 Haruka Yamada Infielder Saga Prefectural Saga Technical High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Daisuke Togawa Outfielder Hokkai High School

Chunichi Dragons

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ryosuke Nomura Pitcher Mitsubishi-Hitachi Power Systems Yokohama
#2 Tomohiro Hamada Pitcher Kyushu Sangyo University
#3 Shota Tomonaga Outfielder Nippon Express
#4 Shun Ishikawa Infielder Nippon Oil
#5 Takuma Katoh Catcher Aoyama Gakuin University
#6 Masataka Iryo Outfielder Nippon Oil
#7 Issei Endoh Infielder Tokyo Gas
#8 Masashi Yamamoto Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#9 Takeshi Kaneko Pitcher Osaka University of Commerce
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yuichi Sato[6] Pitcher Tokai Sagami High School
#2 Kodai Ishigaki Pitcher Inabe Sogo High School
#3 Masaru Fujiyoshi Pitcher Syugakukan High School
#4 Hiroki Kondoh Outfielder Meijo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shogo Nakamura Infielder Waseda University
#2 Eisuke Tanaka Pitcher Kyoto University
#3 Daiki Iwashita Pitcher Seiryo High School
#4 Kandai Terashima Catcher Sōka University
#5 Kazuya Katsuki Infielder Osaka Toin High School
#6 Atsushi Miyazaki Pitcher Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University
#7 Naoto Wakimoto Outfielder Takasaki University of Health and Welfare High School

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Takayoshi Noma Outfielder Chubu Gakuin University
#2 Kazuki Yabuta Pitcher Asia University
#3 Atsuya Horie Pitcher Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu-Kita High School
#4 Kouya Fujii Pitcher Okayama Sanyo High School
#5 Tatsuki Kuwahara Infielder Tokoha Gakuen Kikukawa High School
#6 Tetsuya Iida Pitcher JR East
#7 Daisuke Tada Catcher Tokushima Prefectural Naruto-Uzushio High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kodai Matsuura Catcher MSH Academy
#2 Satoshi Kimura Infielder Tokoha Gakuen Tachibana High School

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kohei Arihara Pitcher Waseda University
#2 Yūshi Shimizu Catcher Kyushu International University High School
#3 Daiki Asama Outfielder Yokohama High School
#4 Naoya Ishikawa Pitcher Yamagata Central High School
#5 Hayao Segawa Pitcher Muroran Sharks
#6 Shota Tatsuta Pitcher Yamato-Koryo Senior High School
#7 Yuto Takahama Infielder Yokohama High School
#8 Kengo Ohta Infielder Kawagoe Technical High School
#9 Masataka Satoh Catcher Aichi Keisei High School

Hanshin Tigers

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuya Yokoyama Pitcher Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#2 Tsuyoshi Ishizaki Pitcher Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#3 Taiga Egoshi Outfielder Komazawa University
#4 Kouki Moriya Pitcher Honda
#5 Kai Ueda Infielder Ohmi Senior High School

Orix Buffaloes

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Sachiya Yamasaki Pitcher Meiji University
#2 Yuma Mune Infielder Yokohama Hayato High School
#3 Kodai Sano Pitcher Oita High School
#4 Ban Takagi Pitcher NTT East Japan
#5 Koki Saitoh Pitcher Hokusho High School
#6 Seiichi Sakayori Pitcher JR East
#7 Masahiro Nishino Infielder JR East
#8 Yuya Oda Outfielder Nippon Life
#9 Yu Suzuki Pitcher Tokyo Metropolitan Yukigaya High School

Yomiuri Giants

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kazuma Okamoto Infielder Chiben Gakuen High School
#2 Chiaki Tone Pitcher Nihon University
#3 Hayato Takagi Pitcher Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagoya
#4 Daiki Tanaka Pitcher Kokugakuin University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shinpei Shinohara Pitcher Kagawa Olive Guyners
#2 Takuya Kawai Infielder J. F. Oberlin University
#3 Takaya Tanaka Catcher Yamanashi Gakuin University
#4 Shinnosuke Takahashi Pitcher Kisarazu Sogo High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuki Matsumoto Pitcher University of Morioka Affiliated High School
#2 Ryoya Kurihara Catcher Harue Technical High School
#3 Shogo Furusawa Infielder Kyushu International University High School
#4 Shunsuke Kasaya Pitcher Oita Commercial and Business High School
#5 Yosuke Shimabukuro Pitcher Chuo University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kazuhiro Koyama Outfielder Fuji Daiichi High School
#2 Seiya Saitoh Outfielder Iwata East High School
#3 Amon Yamashita Pitcher Komatsu Ohtani High School
#4 Tamon Horiuchi Catcher Yamamura International High School
#5 Eiji Kakinoki Pitcher Yanagawa High School
#6 Shota Kaneko Outfielder Ohmama High School
#7 Daiki Kono Infielder NOMO Baseball Club
#8 Keigo Nakamura Pitcher Toyama Thunder Birds

References

  1. ^ a b "2014年新人選手選択会議の概要(2014 NPB Draft summary)". Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD ドラフト会議の特別協賛社に大正製薬 (The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Ribotan D; Draft Meeting's special partner, Taisho Pharmaceuticals)". Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ "ドラフト会議でのウエーバー指名優先権をセが獲得／球宴 (Draft Meeting Waiver priority given to Central League)". Sanspo (in Japanese). 20 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ "新人選手81名の交渉権が確定(81 new player negotiations decided)". Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "佐藤雄偉知選手との交渉権について (Announcement regarding negotiations with Yuchi Sato)". Chunichi Dragons Official Website. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
Preceded by
2013 		Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2015