# 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20, 2016, for the 52nd 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

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 2016 NPB season in a waiver system. Waiver priority was based on inter-league results. As the Pacific League teams came out on top against Central League opposition, Pacific League teams were given preference. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.
Due to Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka's mistake at the 2015 edition of the draft, losing tickets in the lottery were made blank as to avoid confusion with winning tickets emblazoned with "Negotiation Rights Acquired."
87 new players were drafted with a further 28 development players selected.

## First Round Contested Picks

| | Player Name | Position | Teams Selected by |
| First Round | Seigi Tanaka | Pitcher | Marines, Hawks, Giants, Fighters, Carp |
| First Round | Yuya Yanagi | Pitcher | Dragons, Baystars |
| Second Round | Chihaya Sasaki | Pitcher | Marines,Giants, Fighters, Carp |
* Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
* In the first round, Taisuke Yamaoka (Pitcher) was selected by the Buffaloes, Shoma Fujihira (Pitcher) by the Eagles, Naruki Terashima (Pitcher) by the Swallows, Tatsuya Imai (Pitcher) by the Lions, and Yusuke Oyama (Infielder) by the Tigers without a bid lottery.
* In the thrird round, Haruhiro Hamaguchi (Pitcher) was selected by the BayStars, Naoki Yoshikawa (Infielder) by the Giants, Mizuki Hori (Pitcher) by the Fighters, and Takuya Katoh (Pitcher) by the 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.

### Orix Buffaloes

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Taisuke Yamaoka | Pitcher | Tokyo Gas |
| #2 | Yuta Kuroki | Pitcher | Rissho University |
| #3 | Daisuke Okazaki | Infielder | Hanasaki Tokuharu Senior High School |
| #4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Pitcher | Miyakonojo Senior High School |
| #5 | Keisuke Kobayashi | Pitcher | Nippon Life |
| #6 | Soichiro Yamazaki | Pitcher | Tsuruga Keihi Senior High School |
| #7 | Daisuke Iida | Catcher | Honda Suzuka |
| #8 | Keisuke Sawada | Pitcher | Rikkyo University |
| #9 | Kaoru Nemoto | Pitcher | Kasumigaura High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Chang Yi | Outfielder | Japan University of Economics |
| #2 | Tsubasa Sakakibara | Pitcher | Urawa Gakuin High School |
| #3 | Fumiya Kanbe | Pitcher | Rissho University |
| #4 | Kazumasa Sakamoto | Infielder | Ishikawa Million Stars |
| #5 | Katsushi Nakamachi | Catcher | Meiji University |

### Chunichi Dragons

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yuya Yanagi | Pitcher | Meiji University |
| #2 | Yota Kyoda | Infielder | Nihon University |
| #3 | Masami Ishigaki | Infielder | Sakata South High School |
| #4 | Shotaro Kasahara | Pitcher | Niigata University of Health and Welfare |
| #5 | Kento Fujishima | Pitcher | Toho Senior High School |
| #6 | Taisuke Maruyama | Pitcher | Tokai University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Yusuke Kinoshita | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks |

### Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shoma Fujihira | Pitcher | Yokohama Senior High School |
| #2 | Takahide Ikeda | Pitcher | Sōka University |
| #3 | Kazuki Tanaka | Outfielder | Rikkyo University |
| #4 | Shu Sugahara | Pitcher | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences |
| #5 | Kohei Morihara | Pitcher | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Steel Hirohata |
| #6 | Keisuke Tsuruta | Pitcher | Teikyo University |
| #7 | Hiroki Nomoto | Pitcher | Sasebo Commercial High School |
| #8 | Tsuyoshi Ishihara | Catcher | Kyoto Shoei High School |
| #9 | Yuhei Takanashi | Pitcher | JX Eneos |
| #10 | Naoto Nishiguchi | Pitcher | Renaiss Health and Medical College |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kodai Chiba | Pitcher | Hanamaki East High School |
| #2 | Yusuke Minami | Infielder | Meisei University |
| #3 | Takuma Mukaitani | Infielder | Hyogo Blue Sundars |
| #4 | Toshiyasu Kimura | Pitcher | Riseisha College of Medicine and Sport |

### Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Naruki Terashima | Pitcher | Riseisha Senior High School |
| #2 | Tomoya Hoshi | Pitcher | Meiji University |
| #3 | Yugo Umeno | Pitcher | Kyushusangyo High School |
| #4 | Hikaru Nakao | Pitcher | Nagoya Keizai University |
| #5 | Yudai Koga | Catcher | Meitoku Gijuku Senior High School |
| #6 | Ryusuke Kikusawa | Pitcher | Soso Ritec |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Hajime Omura | Catcher | Ishikawa Million Stars |

### Saitama Seibu Lions

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Tatsuya Imai | Pitcher | Sakushin Senior High School |
| #2 | Shunta Nakatsuka | Pitcher | Hakuoh University |
| #3 | Sosuke Genda | Infielder | Toyota |
| #4 | Shohei Suzuki | Outfielder | Shizuoka Senior High School |
| #5 | Katsunori Hirai | Pitcher | Honda Suzuka |
| #6 | Ichiro Tamura | Pitcher | Rikkyo University |

### Hanshin Tigers

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yusuke Oyama | Infielder | Hakuoh University |
| #2 | Taiki Ono | Pitcher | Fuji University |
| #3 | Hiroto Saiki | Pitcher | Kobe Sumashofu High School |
| #4 | Masumi Hamachi | Pitcher | Fukuoka University Ohori Senior High School |
| #5 | Kento Itohara | Infielder | Nippon Oil |
| #6 | Shungo Fukunaga | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks |
| #7 | Kenya Nagasaka | Catcher | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| #8 | Kosuke Fujitani | Pitcher | Panasonic |

### Chiba Lotte Marines

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Chihaya Sasaki | Pitcher | J. F. Oberlin University |
| #2 | Tomohito Sakai | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
| #3 | Takaaki Shima | Pitcher | Tokai University Ichihara Boyo Senior High School |
| #4 | Seiya Dohi | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
| #5 | Yuki Ariyoshi | Pitcher | Kyushu Mitsubishi |
| #6 | Atsuki Taneichi | Pitcher | Hachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi Senior High |
| #7 | Yuito Munetsugu | Pitcher | Asia University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Yoshizumu Yasue | Pitcher | Ishikawa Million Stars |
| #2 | Shota Sugawara | Outfielder | Nihon Wellness sports University |

### Yokohama DeNA BayStars

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Haruhiro Hamaguchi | Pitcher | Kanagawa University |
| #2 | Koya Mizuno | Pitcher | Tokai University Hokkaido |
| #3 | Taiga Matsuo | Infielder | Shugakukan High School |
| #4 | Masaya Kyoyama | Pitcher | Ohmi Senior High School |
| #5 | Seiya Hosokawa | Pitcher | Meishu Hitachi High School |
| #6 | Yuya Onaka | Pitcher | Hiroshima University of Economics |
| #7 | Yukikazu Karino | Infielder | Heisei International University |
| #8 | Takuya Shindoh | Pitcher | JR East |
| #9 | Keita Sano | Infielder | Meiji University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Takamasa Kasai | Pitcher | Shinano Grandserows |

### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Seigi Tanaka | Pitcher | Sōka University |
| #2 | Yuto Furuya | Pitcher | Koryo High School |
| #3 | Ryuhei Kuki | Catcher | Syugakukan High School |
| #4 | Masaki Mimori | Infielder | Aomori Yamada High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Shogo Omoto | Outfielder | Teikyo Dai-go High School |
| #2 | Hiroki Hasegawa | Pitcher | Shotoku Gakuen High School |
| #3 | Tsubasa Tashiro | Outfielder | Hachinohe Gakuin High School |
| #4 | Kosuke Moriyama | Pitcher/Infielder | Fujisawa Shoryo High School |
| #5 | Rikuya Shimizu | Outfielder | Kyoto International High School |
| #6 | Ryugen Matsumoto | Infielder | Sotoku High School |

### Yomiuri Giants

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Naoki Yoshikawa | Infielder | Chukyo Gakuin University |
| #2 | Seishu Hatake | Pitcher | Kinki University |
| #3 | Tappei Tanioka | Pitcher | Toshiba |
| #4 | Shun Ikeda | Pitcher | Yamaha |
| #5 | Hosei Takata | Pitcher | Soshi Gakuen High School |
| #6 | Ryusei Ohe | Pitcher | Nisho Gakusha High School |
| #7 | Liao Jen Lei | Pitcher | Okayama Kyosei High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Suguru Takai | Infielder | Niigata Albirex Baseball Club |
| #2 | Shuhei Katoh | Outfielder | Iwata Higashi High School |
| #3 | Motohito Yamakawa | Pitcher | Hyogo Blue Sandars |
| #4 | Koki Sakamoto | Pitcher | Kwansei Gakuin University |
| #5 | Seiya Matsubara | Outfielder | Meisei University |
| #6 | Ryutaro Takayama | Catcher | Kyushu Sangyo University |
| #7 | Hayato Horioka | Pitcher | Aomori Yamada High School |
| #8 | Yusuke Matsuzawa | Outfielder | Kagawa Olive Guyners |

### Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Mizuki Hori | Pitcher | Hiroshima Shinjo Gakuen High School |
| #2 | Kazunari Ishii | Infielder | Waseda University |
| #3 | Kazuki Takara | Pitcher | Kyushu Sangyo University |
| #4 | Keisuke Moriyama | Outfielder | Senshu University |
| #5 | Yuki Takayama | Pitcher | Osaka Tōin High School |
| #6 | Yujiro Yamaguchi | Pitcher | Riseisha Gakuen High School |
| #7 | Takuya Kori | Catcher | Teikyo University |
| #8 | Taisho Tamai | Pitcher | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Kazusa Magic |
| #9 | Junnosuke Imai | Infielder | Chukyo High School |

### Hiroshima Toyo Carp

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Takuya Katoh | Pitcher | Keio University |
| #2 | Koya Takahashi | Pitcher | Hanasaki Tokuharu High School |
| #3 | Hiroki Tokoda | Pitcher | Chubu Gakuin University |
| #4 | Shogo Sakakura | Catcher | Tokai University Daisan Senior High |
| #5 | Makoto Adwuwa | Pitcher | Matsuyama Seiryo High School |
| #6 | Ryota Nagai | Pitcher | Tsukuba Shuei High School |