Pro Baseball “Active Draft” is expected to be introduced next year at the earliest November 20, 17:36
A professional baseball player association and NPB = Japan Baseball Organization, which are seeking to introduce “active draft” that allows players who are not blessed to participate in professional baseball to transfer to other baseball teams, will discuss in Tokyo, The NPB side showed that it could be introduced from next year at the earliest and the next year at the latest.
“Active draft” is a system that allows other active teams to transfer listed active players so that they can transfer to other players who are not blessed with the opportunity to participate. We want to introduce from.
On the 20th, the meeting was attended by NPB and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, with the attendance of Giant Suginani Ginro, the chairman.
Among them, there was an explanation from the NPB side about the specific plan of the system that is under discussion with 12 teams, and Chairman Sumitani said that he would like to introduce it from next year.
After the office negotiations, the head of the Hanshin Tanimoto Shukyu Team, who is the chairman of the NPB Player Relations Committee, said, “The goals of the team and the 12 teams are the same, but there are various opinions with each team in the details of the system. “I have n’t done it yet,” and told the Athlete that if it was put together by the executive committee in January next year, it might be just in time, but it could n’t be promised. "I think," he said, and he said he would be able to introduce an active draft at the earliest next year and at the latest next year at the latest.
Mr. Sumitani said, “I think we are getting closer to a system where we can convince each other. Some players will change their lives in one year, so we want to introduce them soon.”