# 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 25, 2012, for the 48th 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 4th 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 2012 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 2012 All-Star Game, the Central League won two games, so the Central League was given waiver priority over the Central League.

## First Round Contested Picks

| | Player Name | Position | Teams Selected by |
| First Round | Shintaro Fujinami | Pitcher | Buffaloes, Tigers, Marines, Swallows |
| First Round | Nao Higashihama | Pitcher | Baystars, Hawks, Lions |
| First Round | Yudai Mori | Pitcher | Carp, Eagles |
| Second Round | Takahiro Matsunaga | Pitcher | Buffaloes, Marines |
| Second Round | Tatsushi Masuda | Pitcher | Carp, Lions |
* Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
* In the first round, Koji Fukutani (Pitcher) was selected by Dragons, Tomoyuki Sugano (Pitcher) was selected by Giants and Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher) by Fighters without a bid lottery.
* In the second round, Hiroyuki Shirasaki (Infielder) was selected by Baystars and Taichi Ishiyama (Pitcher) by Swallows without a bid lottery.
* In the third round, Takahiro Matsuba (Pitcher) was selected by Buffaloes and Hiroki Takahashi (Outfielder) by Carp without a bid lottery.
* 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 DeNA Baystars

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Hiroyuki Shirasaki | Infielder | Komazawa University |
| #2 | Kazuki Mishima | Pitcher | Hosei University |
| #3 | Shoichi Ino | Pitcher | NTT East Japan |
| #4 | Daichi Akahori | Outfielder | Sega Sammy |
| #5 | Tateki Abe | Pitcher | NTT West Japan |
| #6 | Toshiro Miyazaki | Infielder | Sega Sammy |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kinta Imai | Pitcher | Hiroshima International Academy High School |

### Orix Buffaloes

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Takahiro Matsuba | Pitcher | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences |
| #2 | Shunichi Sato | Pitcher | Seisa Dohto University |
| #3 | Torai Fushimi | Catcher | Tokai University |
| #4 | Kengo Takeda | Outfielder | Jiyugaoka High School |
| #5 | Shota Morimoto | Pitcher | Fukui Miracle Elephants |
| #6 | Ryo Toda | Pitcher | JR-East |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Daiiki Hara | Catcher | Shinano Grandserows |
| #2 | Hiroki Nishikawa | Outfielder | Fukui Miracle Elephants |

### Hanshin Tigers

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shintaro Fujinami | Pitcher | Osaka Toin High School |
| #2 | Fumiya Hojo | Infielder | Kosei Gakuin High School |
| #3 | Kojiro Tanabo | Pitcher | JFE East |
| #4 | Shinya Azuhata | Catcher | Seino Transportation |
| #5 | Kazuyuki Kaneda | Pitcher | Osaka Gakuin University |
| #6 | Ryosuke Ogata | Outfielder | Toyo University |

### Chiba Lotte Marines

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Takahiro Matsunaga | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
| #2 | Hiroya Kawamitsu | Pitcher | Kyushu Kyoritsu University |
| #3 | Tatsuhiro Tamura | Catcher | Kosei Gakuin High School |
| #4 | Shohei Katoh | Outfielder | Jobu University |

### Hiroshima Toyo Carp

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Hiroki Takahashi | Outfielder | Ryukoku University Heian High School |
| #2 | Seiya Suzuki | Infielder | Nishogakusha University High School |
| #3 | Takashi Uemoto | Infielder | Meiji University |
| #4 | Ko Shimozuru | Outfielder | Honda |
| #5 | Yuki Mima | Infielder | Naruto Uzushio High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Sora Thuji | Pitcher | Gifu Johoku High School |
| #2 | Tsukasa Morishita | Outfielder | Aichi Institute of Technology |

### Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yudai Mori | Pitcher | Higashi Fukuoka High School |
| #2 | Takahiro Norimoto | Pitcher | Mie Chukyo University |
| #3 | Takahito Otsuka | Pitcher | Kyushu Gakuin High School |
| #4 | Takahiro Shimotsuma | Catcher | Sakata Minami High School |
| #5 | Hirohito Shimai | Outfielder | Kumamoto Golden Larks |
| #6 | Takahiro Kakizawa | Pitcher | Kamimura Gakuen High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Sho Miyagawa | Pitcher | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences |

### Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Taichi Ishiyama | Pitcher | Yamaha Corporation |
| #2 | Yasuhiro Ogawa | Pitcher | Soka University |
| #3 | Kengo Tagawa | Pitcher | Kochi Chuou High School |
| #4 | Masaya Emura | Pitcher | Y-Tec |
| #5 | Yudai Hoshino | Catcher | Kagawa Olive Guyners |
| #6 | Ryota Yachi | Infielder | Kokugakuin University |
| #7 | Tatsuya Oba | Pitcher | Hitachi |

### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Nao Higashihama | Pitcher | Asia University |
| #2 | Yusuke Itoh | Pitcher | Tohoku Gakuin University |
| #3 | Tomoki Takata | Infielder | Asia University |
| #4 | Yusuke Masago | Outfielder | Nishi Joyo High School |
| #5 | Taiga Kasahara | Pitcher | Fukuoka Institute of Technology Joto High School |
| #6 | Hirofumi Yamanaka | Pitcher | Honda Kumamoto |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Takeshi Yagi | Catcher | Gunma Diamond Pegasus |
| #2 | Yusuke Ohtaki | Outfielder | Chikkyu Kankyo High School |
| #3 | Yuya Iida | Pitcher | Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk |
| #4 | Hayao Miyazaki | Outfielder | Mie Chukyo University |

### Chunichi Dragons

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Koji Fukutani | Pitcher | Keio University |
| #2 | Tatsuro Hamada | Pitcher | Aichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School |
| #3 | Takeru Furumoto | Outfielder | Ryukoku University |
| #4 | Shota Sugiyama | Catcher | Waseda University |
| #5 | Hayato Mizowaki | Pitcher | Kyushu Gakuin High School |
| #6 | koushi Inoue | Pitcher | City Light Okayama |
| #7 | Shunta Wakamatsu | Pitcher | Yuusei High School |

### Saitama Seibu Lions

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Tatsushi Masuda | Pitcher | NTT West Japan |
| #2 | Makoto Aiuchi | Pitcher | Chiba International High School |
| #3 | Yuji Kaneko | Infielder | Ritsumeikan University |
| #4 | Tomomi Takahashi | Pitcher | Seino Transportation |
| #5 | Isamu Sato | Pitcher | Konan High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Daichi Mizuguchi | Infielder | Kagawa Olive Guyners |

### Yomiuri Giants

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Tomoyuki Sugano | Pitcher | Tokai University |
| #2 | Susumu Ohrui | Infielder | Seisa Dohto University |
| #3 | Harutomo Tsuji | Infielder | Komono High School |
| #4 | Katsuhiko Kumon | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
| #5 | Masaki Sakaguchi | Infielder | Tokai University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Keigo Tahara | Outfielder | Yokohama High School |
| #2 | Rin Matsutomi | Pitcher | Beppu University |

### Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shohei Ohtani | Pitcher | Hanamaki Higashi High School |
| #2 | Tatsuya Morimoto | Infielder | Takaoka Daiichi High School |
| #3 | Yohei Kagiya | Pitcher | Chuo University |
| #4 | Ruita Usami | Infielder | Hiroshima Technical High School |
| #5 | Hayato Arakaki | Pitcher | Toshiba |
| #6 | Shogo Yagi | Pitcher | JX-Eneos |
| #7 | Hidekazu Kawano | Pitcher | Nippon Steel Hirohata |