# 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

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.
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.
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.
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.

## 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 |
* Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
* In the first round, Kona Takahashi (pitcher) was selected by the Lions, Ryosuke Nomura (pitcher) by the Dragons, Shogo Nakamura (Infielder) by the Marines, Sachiya Yamasaki (pitcher) by the Buffaloes, Kazuma Okamoto (Infielder) by the Giants ,and Yuki Matsumoto (pitcher) by the Hawks in the first round without a bid lottery.
* In the second round, Shingo Takeshita (pitcher) was selected by the Swallows and Takayoshi Noma (Outfielder) by the Carp without a bid lottery.
* In the thrird round, the last remaining the Tigers, selected Yuya Yokoyama (pitcher).
* 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.

### 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 | 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 |