# 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 27, 2011, for the 47th 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 3rd 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 2011 All-Star Game, the Pacific League won two games, so the Pacific League was given waiver priority over the Central League.
The Yomiuri Giants publicly announced that they would pick Tomoyuki Sugano, the nephew of the Giants' manager Tatsunori Hara, in the first round, which caused other teams to shun him, and Sugano was expected to be the Giants' lone pick. However, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pushed for the nomination, and as a result of a lottery bidding with the Giants, the Fighters won the right to negotiate. Sugano did not agree to negotiations with the Fighters and did not join the team. When the fighters won the lots, the audience cheered and applauded. The reason for this was the backlash from the fans after the Giants publicly announced the players they wanted to pick in the first round and used it as a way to deter other teams, picking Hisayoshi Chono in 2009 and Hirokazu Sawamura in 2010 by themselves. The Sugano pick sparked a debate about the significance of the draft system.

## First Round Contested Picks

| | Player Name | Position | Teams Selected by |
| First Round | Takahiro Fujioka | Pitcher | Marines, Baystars, Eagles |
| First Round | Shuhei Takahashi | Infielder | Buffaloes, Swallows, Dragons |
| First Round | Tomoyuki Sugano | Pitcher | Fighters, Giants |
| Second Round | Ryuya Matsumoto | Pitcher | Baystars, Giants |
* Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
* In the first round, Yusuke Nomura (Pitcher) was selected by the Carp, Hayata Ito (Outfielder) by the Tigers, Ken Togame (Pitcher) by the Lions, and Shota Takeda (Pitcher) by the Hawks without a bid lottery.
* In the second round, Yoshitaka Muto (Pitcher) was selected by the Eagles, Ryoichi Adachi (Infielder) by the Buffaloes, and Ryuhei Kawakami (Outfielder) by the Swallows without a bid lottery.
* In the thrird round, the last remaining Baystars selected Yujoh Kitagata (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.

### Chiba Lotte Marines

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Takahiro Fujioka | Pitcher | Toyo University |
| #2 | Yuhei Nakaushiro | Pitcher | Kindai University |
| #3 | Daichi Suzuki | Infielder | Toyo University |
| #4 | Naoya Masuda | Pitcher | Kansai University of International Studies |

### Yokohama Baystars

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yujoh Kitagata | Pitcher | Karatsu Commercial High School |
| #2 | Shuto Takajo | Catcher | Kyushu International University High School |
| #3 | Yuki Watanabe | Infielder | Kanzei High School |
| #4 | Masayuki Kuwahara | Infielder | Fukuchiyama Seibi High School |
| #5 | Tomo Otosaka | Outfielder | Yokohama High School |
| #6 | Mikihisa Travis Samura | Pitcher | Urasoe commercial high school |
| #7 | Hyuma Matsui | Infielder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima |
| #8 | Toru Komura | Pitcher | Chigasaki Nishihama High School |
| #9 | Takuro Ito | Pitcher | Teikyo High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kosuke Tomita | Pitcher | Kagawa Olive Guyners |
| #2 | Masashi Nishimori | Catcher | Kagawa Olive Guyners |

### Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yoshitaka Muto | Pitcher | JR-Hokkaido |
| #2 | Yoshinao Kamata | Pitcher | Kanazawa High School |
| #3 | Takumi Miyoshi | Pitcher | Kyushu International University High School |
| #4 | Takero Okajima | Catcher | Hakuoh University |
| #5 | Rintaro Kitagawa | Outfielder | Meitoku Gijuku High School |
| #6 | Hiroaki Shimauchi | Outfielder | Meiji University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Takahiro Jimbo | Outfielder | TRANSYS |

### Hiroshima Toyo Carp

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yusuke Nomura | Pitcher | Meiji University |
| #2 | Ryosuke Kikuchi | Infielder | Chukyo Gakuin University |
| #3 | Takaya Toda | Pitcher | Shonan High School |
| #4 | Shohei Habu | Outfielder | Waseda University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Hajime Tominaga | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks |
| #2 | Masataka Nakamura | Outfielder | Kagawa Olive Guyners |
| #3 | Kohei Tsukada | Pitcher | Waseda University |
| #4 | Kazuma Mike | Outfielder | Shirithu Wakayama High School |

### Orix Buffaloes

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ryoichi Adachi | Infielder | Toshiba |
| #2 | Takuya Shimada | Infielder | JR-East |
| #3 | Tatsuya Satoh | Pitcher | Honda |
| #4 | Tomoyuki Kaida | Pitcher | Nippon Life |
| #5 | Ryuji Shoji | Catcher | j-Project |
| #6 | Yuki Tsutsumi | Infielder | Ryukoku High School |
| #7 | Shuhei Kojima | Infielder | Sumitomo Metal Industries Kashima |
| #8 | Takayoshi Kawabata | Outfielder | JR-East |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Daiki Inakura | Outfielder | Kumamoto Kokufu High School |
| #2 | Shoki Kakihara | Infielder | Chinzei High School |

### Hanshin Tigers

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Hayata Ito | Outfielder | Keio University |
| #2 | Hiroaki Saiuchi | Pitcher | Seiko High School |
| #3 | Naoto Nishida | Infielder | Osaka Toin High School |
| #4 | Kazuo Ito | Pitcher | Tokyo International University |
| #5 | Ryoma Matsuda | Pitcher | Hasami high school |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Seiya Hirokami | Catcher | Gunma Diamond Pegasus |

### Saitama Seibu Lions

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ken Togame | Pitcher | JR-East |
| #2 | Hirotaka Koishi | Pitcher | NTT East Japan |
| #3 | Hitoto Komazuki | Catcher | Tonan High School |
| #4 | Kyohei Nagae | Infielder | Kaisei High School |
| #5 | Shotaro Tashiro | Outfielder | Hachinohe Gakuin University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Komei Fujisawa | Catcher | Matsumoto University |

### Yomiuri Giants

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ryuya Matsumoto | Pitcher | Eimei High School |
| #2 | Nobutaka Imamura | Pitcher | Taisei Gakuin University High School |
| #3 | Ryuji Ichioka | Pitcher | Oki Data Computer Education Academy |
| #4 | Kyosuke Takagi | Pitcher | Kokugakuin University |
| #5 | Ko Takahashi | Outfielder | Nihon Bunri High School |
| #6 | Yuki Egarashi | Pitcher | Toshiba |
| #7 | Seiji Tahara | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Motors Kurashiki Oceans |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kazuki Mori | Pitcher | Ichiritsu Kashiwa High School |
| #2 | Mizuki Tsuchida | Pitcher | Ehime Mandarin Pirates |
| #3 | Shogo Shibata | Pitcher | Meiji University |
| #4 | Chikara Yoshikawa | Catcher | Rakuhoku High School |
| #5 | Takashi Amemiya | Pitcher | Niigata Albirex BC |
| #6 | Takahiro Watanabe | Pitcher | Niigata Albirex BC |

### Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Tomoyuki Sugano | Pitcher | Tokai University |
| #2 | Go Matsumoto | Intfielder | Teikyo High School |
| #3 | Shingo Ishikawa | Outfielder | Higashiosaka College Kashiwara High School |
| #4 | Kensuke Kondo | Catcher | Yokohama High School |
| #5 | Toshiharu Moriuchi | Pitcher | JR-East Tohoku |
| #6 | Naoyuki Uwasawa | Pitcher | Senshu University Matsudo High School |
| #7 | Takumi Oshima | Catcher | Waseda University Softball Club |

### Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ryuhei Kawakami | Outfielder | Kosei Gakuin High School |
| #2 | Ryohei Kiya | Pitcher | Nippon Bunri University |
| #3 | Wataru Hiyane | Outfielder | Nippon Paper Industries Ishinomaki |
| #4 | Yuya Ota | Pitcher | Nippon Paper Industries Ishinomaki |
| #5 | Yuji Nakane | Pitcher | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| #6 | Masato Furuno | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Takeaki Tokuyama | Pitcher | Ritsumeikan University |
| #2 | Hugo Kanabushi | Pitcher | Hakuoh University |

### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shota Takeda | Pitcher | Miyazaki Nihon University High School |
| #2 | Shoji Yoshimoto | Pitcher | Adachi Gakuen High School |
| #3 | Masayoshi Tsukada | Infielder | Hakuoh University |
| #4 | Naoki Shirane | Infielder | Kaisei High School |
| #5 | Shinya Kayama | Pitcher | JX-Eneos |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Go Kamamoto | Outfielder | Seiryo High School |
| #2 | Kyohei Kamezawa | Infielder | Kagawa Olive Guyners |
| #3 | Shota Miura | Pitcher | Iwate University |
| #4 | Takayuki Shimizu | Pitcher | Gunma Diamond Pegasus |
| #5 | Shinya Aeasaki | Infielder | Nippon Bunri University |
| #6 | Akihiro Sasanuma | Catcher | All Ashikaga Club |
| #7 | Kazuya Iida | Catcher | Kochi Fighting Dogs |

### Chunichi Dragons

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shuhei Takahashi | Infielder | Tokai University Kofu High School |
| #2 | Kentaro Nishikawa | Pitcher | Seiryo High School |
| #3 | Shinji Tajima | Pitcher | Tokai Gakuen University |
| #4 | Takehiko Tsuji | Pitcher | Nippon Sport Science University |
| #5 | Takahiro Kawasaki | Pitcher | Tsu Higashi High School |
| #6 | Song Sang-Hoon | Pitcher | Fukui High School / Shin shin High School (South Korea) |