The professional baseball draft meeting will be held on the 20th.
Of the 12 teams, 9 teams have announced the players who will be nominated in first place by the day before, and all of them have named different players, and attention will be focused on which players will be nominated by the remaining three teams.
This year's draft meeting will be held online with 12 rooms prepared for each team to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, just like last year.
If nominations are duplicated in the first place, the representative of each team will move to the lottery venue and the lottery will be held.
This year, out of the 12 teams, 9 teams announced the first nomination by the 19th of the previous day, an increase of 7 teams compared to last year.
In addition, the teams that have announced the first-place nomination all mention the names of different players.
The Giants have announced that Takamatsu Commercial's Shogo Asano will be the number one nominee.
Asano played an active role in national high school baseball this summer, batting 70% in 3 games and hitting 3 home runs, leading Takamatsu Commercial to the best 8 for the first time in 52 years.
In addition to his slugging power, he also has running power and has potential, so it is noteworthy that he will be nominated for the first place by other teams.
Nippon-Ham has announced the first nomination of Kota Yazawa of Nippon Sport Science University, who is attracting attention for his two-sword throwing.
As a pitcher, Yazawa is a fastball player with a speed of 152 km, and as a fielder, he has a strong batting ability that makes the most of his physical ability.
Seibu has announced that Waseda University's Takuya Hiruma, who is said to be the university's number one fielder with both offense and defense, will be nominated for first place.
Also in the Central League, Toshiba pitcher Koshiro Yoshimura, who is expected to be an immediate asset to Yakult.
Pitcher Saito Yuta of Tomakomai Chuo High School who evaluated Hiroshima's future potential.
Chunichi has announced that Reia Nakachi, a pitcher from Okinawa University who has a variety of breaking balls, will be nominated for first place.
In the Pacific League, Orix is left-handed pitcher Ryuhei Soya of Hakuoh University.
Homare High School's Ihine Itsua, an infielder with SoftBank's offense and defense.
Rakuten has announced that Rikkyo University pitcher Yasunori Shoji, a right-handed pitcher with a fastest speed of 154 km, will be nominated for first place.
In addition, Osaka Toin High School's Shion Matsuo, who has hit five home runs in the spring and summer Koshien and has a reputation as a catcher for his strong shoulders and defensive skills, and ▽ Tokyo Gas's Takehisa Masuda, who is expected to play an immediate role. Pitchers can also be top picks.
On the other hand, DeNA, Hanshin, and Lotte have not disclosed the first-place nomination, and attention is also focused on who these three teams will nominate for first place and whether there will be a competitive lottery.
The professional baseball draft meeting will be held in Tokyo from 5:00 pm on the 20th.
9 teams announced the 1st nomination player The reason is...
At this year's draft meeting, nine teams announced the first-place nominee by the day before.
There is a reason unique to this year that the names of different players are mentioned.
Every year, scouts from each team have been inspecting players for draft meetings for several years.
▽Senbatsu high school baseball in March
▽College baseball league games from around April
▽Intercity baseball in July ▽National high school baseball in
the
summer of August With that in mind, make a list that includes the top 12 picks for that year's draft.
However, a team scout said, ``At the end of Koshien, there were only eight candidates for the first place. has been one of the toughest drafts in recent years."
Another team scout said that all nine teams named a different player for the first nomination, saying, "This year, there was no player who said, 'This player is number one.' I think it was done this way to avoid getting out of the way."
While the 12 top draft candidates were not available, it is highly likely that each team announced the number one pick before the draft meeting, considering the risk of duplicate draws being missed.
However, there is a possibility that the remaining three teams, which have not been announced, will be nominated in preparation for duplication.
For those involved, this year has been an unusually difficult draft.