# 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.

## 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 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.
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.
Attention was focused on candidates such as Tatsuya Oishi, Yuki Saito, Hirokazu Sawamura, and other college-age right-handed pitchers. 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.

## First Round Contested Picks

| | 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.

## 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.

### Yokohama Baystars

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 |