2008 Amateur Draft

The draft for new players for the 2008 season took place this afternoon (November 19). The following is the complete list of draftees.

Yomiuri Giants
1  P  Toru Murata         Osaka Taiiku University
2
3  P  Yuki Furukawa       Meiji Univerisy
4  OF Ryuichi Kajimae     Tokai University

Chunichi Dragons
1  P  Soma Yamauchi       Meijo University
2 
3  IF Tetsuya Tani        Hitachi
  	  	  	
Hanshin Tigers
1  P  Hirokazu Shiranita  Fukuoka University
2 
3  P  Shunsuke Ishikawa   Jobu University
4  P  Yusuke Kuroda       Janson Cosmetics

Yokohama BayStars
1  P  Futoshi Kobayashi   JR East Japan
2  	  	
3  P  Kentaro Kuwahara    Nara Industrial University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1  P  Junpei Shinoda      Nihon University
2
3  IF Tetsuya Kokubo      Aoyama Gakuin University
4  OF Ryuhei Matsuyama    Kyushu International University

Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1  P  Mikinori Katoh      Keio University
2
3  IF Yuji Onizaki        Fuji Heavy Industries
4  P  Hidehiro Okamoto    JFE West Japan
5  OF Toshihiro Nakao     JR East Japan

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
1  P  Kazuhito Tadano     AAA Sacramento
2
3  P  Naoki Miyanishi     Kansai Gakuin University
4  OF Kazuya Murata       Chuo University

Chiba Lotte Marines
1  P  Yasutaka Hattori    Toyoda Automotive
2
3  P  Tomohisa Nemoto     Yokohama Shoka University
4  P  Yoshihiro Itoh      JR Tokai
5  P  Yuta Shimokiryoh    Nihon Seimei

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
1  P  Shota Ohba          Tokai University
2
3  P  Yuki Kume           Meiji University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
1  P  Kohei Hasebe        Aichi Engineering University
2
3  C  Tadashi Ishimine    Tokyo Joho University
4  OF Ryo Hijirisawa      Koku Gakuin University

Saitama Seibu Lions
1  P  Masamitsu Hirano    JR East Japan North-East
2
3  P  Ryohei Fujiwara     First Industrial University

Orix Buffaloes
1  P  Kenji Kobayashi     Aoyama Gakuin University
2
3  OF Hiroyuki Koze       Kinki University

For more information, please refer to the Draft Lottery thread.