# 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 24, 2013, for the 49th 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 with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D ".

## Summary

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 2013 season in both the Central 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.
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. However, the 2013 All-Star Game ended with a 1–1–1 record, so the decision was made by lot, with the Pacific League receiving waiver preference.

## First Round Contested Picks

| | Player Name | Position | Teams Selected by |
| First Round | Yuki Matsui | Pitcher | Fighters, Baystars, Hawks, Dragonsi, Eagles |
| First Round | Daichi Osera | Pitcher | Swallows, Carp, Tigers |
| First Round | Ayumu Ishikawa | Pitcher | Marines, Giants |
| Second Round | Yuta Kakita | Pitcher | Fighters, Baystars,Tigers |
| Second Round | Toshihiro Sugiura | Pitcher | Swallows, Hawks |
| Third Round | Yuta Iwasada | Pitcher | Fighters, Tigers |
* Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
* In the first round, Kazumasa Yoshida (pitcher) was selected by the Buffaloes and Tomoya Mori (catcher) by the Lions in the first round without a bid lottery.
* In the second round, Shota Suzuki (pitcher) was selected by the Dragons and Seiji Kobayashi (catcher) by the Giants without a bid lottery.
* In the thrird round, Ren Kajiya (pitcher) was selected by the Hawks without a bid lottery.
* In the fourth round, the last remaining the Fighters, selected Ryo Watanabe (Infielder).
* List of selected players.

## Selected Players

Key :
| * | Player did not sign |
* The order of the teams is the order of second round waiver priority.
* Bolded After that, a developmental player who contracted as a registered player under control.
* List of selected players.

### Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ryo Watanabe | Infielder | Tokai University Kofu High School |
| #2 | Hiroshi Urano | Pitcher | Sega Sammy |
| #3 | Hiromi Oka | Infielder | Meiji University |
| #4 | Hirotoshi Takanashi | Pitcher | Yamanashi Gakuin University |
| #5 | Masashi Kanehira | Pitcher | Tokai Rika |
| #6 | Akihiro Hakumura | Pitcher | Keio University |
| #7 | Ryosuke Kishisato | Outfielder | Hanamaki Higashi High School |
| #8 | Ryo Ishikawa | Catcher | Teikyo High School |

### Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Toshihiro Sugiura | Pitcher | Kokugakuin University |
| #2 | Naomichi Nishiura | Infielder | Hosei University |
| #3 | Ryo Akiyoshi | Pitcher | Panasonic |
| #4 | Keiji Iwahashi | Pitcher | Kyoto Sangyo University |
| #5 | Yuto Kodama | Pitcher | Kanzei High School |
| #6 | Ryota Fujii | Catcher | CITYLIGHT OKAYAMA |

### Orix Buffaloes

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Kazumasa Yoshida | Pitcher | JR-EAST |
| #2 | Daiki Tohmei | Pitcher | Fuji Heavy Industries |
| #3 | Kenya Wakatsuki | Catcher | Hanasaki Tokuharu High School |
| #4 | Satoshi Sonobe | Infielder | Seiko Gakuin High School |
| #5 | Yuto Yoshida | Outfielder | Hokusho High School |
| #6 | Kyo Okunami | Infielder | Soshi Gakuen High School |
| #7 | Kento Shibata | Pitcher | Shinano Grandserows |
| #8 | Satoshi Ohyama | Pitcher | Sega Sammy |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Hiroaki Azuma | Infielder | Tokushima Indigo Socks |

### Yokohama DeNA Baystars

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yuta Kakita | Pitcher | Nippon Life |
| #2 | Shingo Hirata | Pitcher | Honda Kumamoto |
| #3 | Hiroki Minei | Catcher | Asia University |
| #4 | Tomoya Mikami | Pitcher | JX-ENEOS |
| #5 | Taiki Sekine | Outfielder | Toho High School |
| #6 | Shun Yamashita | Pitcher | Matsumoto University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Yoshiki Sunada | Pitcher | Meiou High School |
| #2 | Kouhei Mantani | Pitcher | Miki House REDS |

### Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ren Kajiya | Pitcher | JR-Kyushu |
| #2 | Yuito Mori | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Motors Kurashiki Oceans |
| #3 | Ken Okamoto | Pitcher | NSSMC Kazusa Magic |
| #4 | Seiji Uebayashi | Outfielder | Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Shuta Ishikawa | Pitcher | Soka University |
| #2 | Shinsuke Toubou | Pitcher | Hamada Commercial High School |
| #3 | Kaisei Sone | Catcher | Kyoto International High School |
| #4 | Masahiro Harimoto | Catcher | Bukkyo University |

### Chunichi Dragons

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shota Suzuki | Pitcher | Seirei Christopher High School |
| #2 | Katsuki Matayoshi | Pitcher | Kagawa Olive Guyners |
| #3 | Iori Katsura | Catcher | Osaka University of Commerce |
| #4 | Takuma Achira | Pitcher | JR-EAST |
| #5 | Daisuke Sobue | Pitcher | Toyota |
| #6 | Takuto Fujisawa | Infielder | Seino Transportation |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Junki Kishimoto | Pitcher | Tsuruga Kehi High School |
| #2 | Daisuke Hashizume | Infielder | Osaka University of Commerce |

### Chiba Lotte Marines

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ayumu Ishikawa | Pitcher | Tokyo Gas |
| #2 | Yuta Yoshida | Catcher | Rissho University |
| #3 | Ryo Miki | Infielder | Jobu University |
| #4 | Shohei Yoshihara | Pitcher | Nippon Life |
| #5 | Seiya Inoue | Infielder | Nippon Life |
| #6 | Kota Futaki | Pitcher | Kagoshima Joho High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Ryuzo Hijii | Catcher | Hojo High School |

### Hiroshima Carp

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Daichi Osera | Pitcher | Kyushu Kyoritsu University |
| #2 | Aren Kuri | Pitcher | Asia University |
| #3 | Kosuke Tanaka | Infielder | JR-EAST |
| #4 | Keita Nishihara | Pitcher | Nichidai |
| #5 | Yuta Nakamura | Pitcher | Kanto Daiichi High School |

### Saitama Seibu Lions

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Tomoya Mori | Catcher | Osaka Toin High School |
| #2 | Hotaka Yamakawa | Infielder | Fuji University |
| #3 | Takuya Toyoda | Pitcher | TDK |
| #4 | Kazuki Kaneko | Infielder | Nihon University Fujisawa High School |
| #5 | Takayuki Yamaguchi | Pitcher | Toyota Motors East Japan |
| #6 | Masatoshi Okada | Catcher | Osaka Gas |
| #7 | Kentaro Fukukura | Pitcher | Daiichi Institute of Technology |

### Hanshin Tigers

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yuta Iwasada | Pitcher | Yokohama College of Commerce |
| #2 | Shintaro Yokota | Outfielder | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School |
| #3 | Naomasa Yokawa | Infielder | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| #4 | Ryutaro Umeno | Catcher | Fukuoka University |
| #5 | Shoya Yamamoto | Pitcher | Oji Paper Company |
| #6 | Suguru Iwazaki | Pitcher | Kokushikan University |

### Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yuki Matsui | Pitcher | Toko Gakuen High School |
| #2 | Yasuhito Uchida | Catcher | Joso Gakuin High School |
| #3 | Kodai Hamaya | Pitcher | Honda Suzuka |
| #4 | Yuri Furukawa | Pitcher | Arita Technical High School |
| #5 | Yusuke Nishimiya | Pitcher | Yokohama College of Commerce |
| #6 | Takaaki Yokoyama | Pitcher | Waseda University |
| #7 | Kazutomo Aihara | Pitcher | The 77 Bank |
| #8 | Susumu Aizawa | Pitcher | Nippon Paper Industries Ishinomaki |
| #9 | Ryuta Konno | Pitcher | Iwadeyama High School |

### Yomiuri Giants

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Seiji Kobayashi | Catcher | Nippon Life |
| #2 | Ren Wada | Intfielder | Kochi High School |
| #3 | Kazuto Taguchi | Pitcher | Hiroshima Shinjo High School |
| #4 | Nobuyuki Okumura | Intfielder | Nihon University Yamagata High School |
| #5 | Kentaro Taira | Pitcher | Hokuzan High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Makoto Aoyama | Outfielder | Nihon University |
| #2 | Shota Nagae | Pitcher | Osaka University of Economics |
| #3 | Ryusei Kitanosono | Pitcher | Shugakukan High School |