Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Draft 2013 Liveblogging!

Alright, just setting up this post so I have it ready to go when things start in 4 hours (at 1am Pacific time.  Whee.  Yes, I'll be here all night!)

Since I'm not in Japan this year either I'll be hoping to catch a justin.tv broadcast of the TV part, and I'll just be watching the picks come in on various news sources such as Nikkan Sports, Sponichi, Sanspo, etc.

Fortunately this year is not quite as emotionally draining for me as some past years have been, at least.

Name                   Pos  HS/Univ/Company         T/B   DOB          Ht/Wt  
--------------------   ---  ---------------         ---   ----------   -------
Fighters
1 Yuki Matsui
1 Yuta Kakita
1 Yuta Iwasada
1 Ryo Watanabe          IF  Tokaidai Kofu HS        R/R   04/30/1995   178/80
2 Hiroshi Urano         P   Sega Sammy              R/R   07/22/1989   178/70
3 Hiromi Oka            IF  Meiji University        R/R   07/15/1991   185/83
4 Hirotoshi Takanashi   P   Yamanashi Gakuin Univ   R/R   06/05/1991   187/82
5 Masashi Kanehira      P   Tokai Rika              L/L   03/24/1991   180/80
6 Akihiro Hakumura      P   Keio Univ               R/L   12/11/1991   187/84
7 Ryosuke Kishisato     P   Hanamaki Higashi        R/L   04/03/1995   181/75
8 Ryo Ishikawa          C   Teikyo HS               R/R   04/20/1995   180/85

Swallows
1 Daichi Osera
1 Toshihiro Sugiura     P   Kokugakuin Univ         R/R   02/25/1992   188/82
2 Naomichi Nishiura     IF  Hosei Univ              R/R   04/11/1991   178/75
3 Ryo Akiyoshi          P   Panasonic               R/R   03/21/1989   182/76
4 Keiji Iwahashi        P   Kyoto Sangyo Univ       L/L   04/23/1991   185/75
5 Yuto Koyama           P   Kanzei HS               L/L   09/01/1995   183/78
6 Ryota Fujii           C   City Light Okayama      R/L   09/30/1988   177/70

Orix
1 Kazumasa Yoshida      P   JR Higashinihon         R/L   09/24/1989   191/90  
2 Daiki Tomei           P   Fuji Juko               R/R   06/15/1989   178/78
3 Kenya Wakatsuki       C   Hanasaki Tokuharu HS    R/R   10/04/1995   178/80
4 Satoshi Sonobe        IF  Seiko Gakuin HS         R/R   11/30/1995   184/87
5 Yuto Yoshida          OF  Hokusho HS              R/L   04/21/1995   178/73
6 Kyo Okunami           IF  Soshi Gakuen HS         R/R   08/29/1995   176/95
7 Kento Shibata         P   Shinano Grandserows     R/R   02/08/1989   175/83
8 Satoshi Ohyama        P   Sega Sammy              L/L   10/06/1988   168/69

I1. Hiroaki Azuma       IF  Tokushima Indigo Socks  R/R   02/20/1992   180/74

Baystars
1 Yuki Matsui
1 Yuta Kakita           P   Nihon Seimei            R/R   08/27/1992   182/85
2 Shingo Hirata         P   Honda Kumamoto          R/R   08/29/1989   181/72
3 Hiroki Minei          C   Asia University         R/R   06/04/1991   175/75
4 Tomoya Mikami         P   JX-ENEOS                R/R   04/10/1989   190/90
5 Taiki Sekine          OF  Toho HS                 L/L   06/28/1995   174/76
6 Shun Yamashita        P   Matsumoto Univ          L/L   08/19/1991   182/73

I1. Yoshiki Sunada      P   Meioh HS                L/L   07/20/1995   179/78
I2. Kohei Mantani       P   Miki House              R/L   08/28/1987   185/78

Softbank
1 Yuki Matsui
1 Toshihiro Sugiura
1 Ren Kajiya            P   JR Kyushu               R/R   11/25/1991    184/82
2 Yuito Mori            P   MB Kurashiki Oceans     R/R   01/08/1992    173/72
3 Ken Okamoto           P   Kazusa Magic            R/R   10/29/1992    177/80
4 Seiji Uebayashi       OF  Sendai Ikuei HS         R/L   08/01/1995    184/77

I1. Shuta Ishikawa      P   Soka Univ               R/R   12/27/1991    
I2. Shinsuke Toho       P   Hamada Shogyo HS        R/R   09/17/1995
I3. Kaisei Sone         IF  Kyoto Kokusai HS        R/L   04/24/1995
I4. Masahiro Harimoto   C   Bukkyo Univ             R/R   10/13/1990

Dragons
1 Yuki Matsui
1 Shota Suzuki          P   Seirei Christopher HS   R/R   06/16/1995    183/74
2 Katsuki Matayoshi     P   Kagawa Olive Guyners    R/R   11/04/1990    180/74
3 Iori Katsuya          C   Osaka Shodai            R/R   07/09/1991    185/80
4 Takuma Achira         P   JR Higashinihon         R/R   11/20/1992    189/88
5 Daisuke Sobue         P   Toyota                  R/L   08/11/1987    174/71
6 Takuto Fujisawa       IF  Seino Tsuun             R/L   05/27/1990    174/80

I1. Junki Kishimoto     P   Tsuruga Kehi HS         R/R   02/19/1996    181/79
I2. Daisuke Hashizume   IF  Osaka Sangyo Univ       R/S   03/30/1992    174/73

Marines
1 Ayumu Ishikawa        P   Tokyo Gas               R/R   04/11/1988    186/75
2 Yuta Yoshida          C   Rissho Univ             R/R   07/21/1991    182/94
3 Ryo Miki              IF  Jobu Univ               R/R   10/25/1991    174/76
4 Shohei Yoshihara      P   Nihon Seimei            R/R   09/14/1989    173/75
5 Seiya Inoue           IF  Nihon Seimei            R/R   07/03/1989    180/105
6 Kota Futaki           P   Kagoshima Jouhou HS     R/R   08/01/1995    187/73

I1. Ryuzo Hijii         C   Hyogo Hojo HS           R/L   11/13/1995    182/84

Carp
1 Daichi Osera          P   Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ    R/R   06/17/1991    187/82
2 Allen Kuri            P   Asia University         R/R   09/01/1991    186/82
3 Kosuke Tanaka         IF  JR Higashinihon         R/L   07/03/1989    170/80
4 Kenta Nishihara       P   Nichidai                R/R   09/29/1988    178/76
5 Yuta Nakamura         P   Kanto Daiichi HS        R/R   08/31/1995    181/75

Seibu
1 Tomoya Mori           C   Osaka Toin HS           R/L   08/08/1995    170/80
2 Hodaka Yamakawa       IF  Fuji University         R/R   11/23/1991    175/98
3 Takuya Toyoda         P   TDK                     R/R   03/28/1987    176/88
4 Kazuki Kaneko         IF  Nichidai Fujisawa HS    R/R   05/29/1995    182/73
5 Takayuki Yamaguchi    P   Toyota Higashinihon     R/R   07/29/1989    184/83
6 Masatoshi Okada       C   Osaka Gas               R/R   06/30/1989    172/78
7 Kentaro Fukukura      P   Daiichi Tech Univ       R/R   08/03/1991    177/75

Hanshin
1 Daichi Osera
1 Yuta Kakita
1 Yuta Iwasada          P   Yokohama Shokodai       L/L   09/05/1991    182/78
2 Shintaro Yokota       OF  Kagoshima Jitsugyo HS   L/L   06/09/1995    186/85
3 Naomasa Yohkawa       IF  Tokyo Agriculture Univ  R/R   07/17/1991    178/79
4 Ryutaro Umeno         C   Fukuoka Univ            R/R   06/17/1991    173/72
5 Shoya Yamamoto        P   Oji                     L/L   10/12/1988    181/80
6 Suguru Iwazaki        P   Kokushikan Univ         L/L   06/19/1991    184/78

Eagles
1 Yuki Matsui           P   Toko Gakuen HS          L/L   10/30/1995    174/74
2 Yasuhito Uchida       C   Joso Gakuin HS          R/R   05/30/1995    185/87
3 Kodai Hamaya          P   Honda Suzuka            L/L   02/27/1993    185/80
4 Yuri Furukawa         P   Ariga Kogyo HS          R/R   09/08/1995    178/77
5 Yusuke Miyanishi      P   Yokohama Shokadai       L/L   05/01/1991    180/80
6 Takaaki Yokoyama      P   Waseda Univ             R/R   04/10/1991    180/83
7 Kazutomo Aihara       P   77 Bank                 L/L   10/27/1989    186/73
8 Susumu Aizawa         P   Nihon Seimei Ishinomaki R/L   06/03/1987    172/70
9 Ryuta Konno           P   Iwadeyama HS            R/R   05/11/1995    177/70

Giants
1 Ayumu Ishikawa
1 Seiji Kobayashi       C   Nihon Seimei            R/R   06/07/1989    178/73
2 Ren Wada              IF  Kochi HS                R/R   09/26/1995    180/80
3 Kazuto Taguchi        P   Shinjo HS               L/L   09/14/1995    170/75
4 Nobuyuki Okumura      IF  Nichidai Yamagata       R/L   05/26/1995    177/72
5 Kentaro Taira         P   Kitayama                R/R   07/12/1995    180/70

I1. Makoto Aoyama       OF  Nihon Univ              R/R   11/01/1991    185/81
I2. Shota Nagae         P   Osaka Keizai Univ       R/L   10/08/1991    190/88
I3. Ryusei Kitanosono   IF  Shugakukan HS           R/L   04/12/1995    180/80

It's 1am and it's time to party!  I've got the justin.tv feed up and ready to follow the craziness.  Not much to say except it's super-weird to see Tanishige and Ochiai there together like that!  (Tanishige definitely has a little bit of a "WTF" look on his face).  Hoshino sure looks happy.  Can we get on with the parade and start with the drafting?  :)

Hey, it's Katoh-not-commissioner-anymore!

1:12am Finally round one is starting!  "unmei no shunkan" or moment of fate, heh. Let's see who everyone names for real!

Fighters: Matsui Yuki (Toko Gakuen, P)
Swallows: Osera Daichi (Kyushu Kyoritsu, P)
Orix: Yoshida Kazumasa (JR East, P)
Baystars: Matsui Yuki
Softbank: Matsui Yuki
Dragons: Matsui Yuki
Marines: Ishikawa Ayumu (Tokyo Gas, P)
Carp: Osera Daichi
Seibu: Mori Tomoya (Osaka Toin, C)
Hanshin: Osera Daichi
Eagles: Matsui Yuki
Giants: Ishikawa Ayumu

So that's 5 votes for Matsui, 3 for Osera, 2 for Ishikawa, and Mori is going to Seibu uncontested and Yoshida to Orix uncontested.  That was unexpected!!

1:21 and Matsui goes to RAKUTEN

1:24 and Osera goes to HIROSHIMA!  wow!

And Ishikawa goes to the Marines but I honestly didn't care :)

1:34 Okay so now for the second round of the first round

Fighters: Yuta Kakita (Nihon Seimei, P)
Swallows: Toshihiro Sugiura (Kokugakuin P)
Yokohama: Yuta Kakita
Hawks: Toshihiro Sugiura
Dragons: Shota Suzuki (Seirei Christopher HS, P)
Hanshin: Yuta Kakita
Yomiuri: Seiji Kobayashi (Nihon Seimei, C)

Not too surprising that there's a fight for Kakita too, really.

Kakita to Baystars.  Huh.
Sugiura to Swallows -- that's kinda cool!  I look forward to seeing him again at Jingu!  Plus he's the pride of Obihiro Ohtani :)

1:42 THIRD round of the first round:
Fighters and Hanshin both go for Yokohama Shokodai lefty Yuta Iwasada!
Hawks take Ren Kajiya.

I cannot believe this is going on further but there you have it.  It appears that Iwasada is going to Hanshin because the Fighters opened their ballot faster.  Holy crap!

Well, at least whoever the Fighters take now will be uncontested...

...and it's Ryo Watanabe, IF, Tokaidai Kofu HS.  Huh!  That was not a name I expected to come up in the first round, but there you go!
Time to start filling in the grid...

Okay, so there you have the ACTUAL first round finished:
Fighters: Ryo Watanabe (Tokaidai Kofu, IF)
Swallows: Toshihiro Sugiura (Kokugakuin Univ, P)
Orix: Yoshida Kazumasa (JR East, P)
Baystars: Yuta Kakita (Nihon Seimei, P)
Softbank: Ren Kajiya (JR Kyushu, P)
Dragons: Shota Suzuki (Seirei Christopher HS, P)
Marines: Ayumu Ishikawa (Tokyo Gas, P)
Carp: Daichi Osera (Kyushu Kyoritsu, P)
Seibu: Tomoya Mori (Osaka Toin, C)
Hanshin: Yuta Iwasada (Yokohama Shokadai, P)
Eagles: Yuki Matsui (Toko Gakuin HS, P)
Giants: Seiji Kobayashi (Nihon Seimei, C)

Wow, that was a mouthful.

Honestly this was not terrible as far as I'm concerned.  Also as expected, I don't feel much of any sort of emotion at the outcome this time.  Kinda glad Sugiura went to Yakult, kinda wondering more about this Watanabe kid, kinda amused Mori will be on Seibu, and kinda like OMG CARP because they are really stacking their pitching rotation with these guys aren't they!

Now for the parts of the draft I really care about like OMG THE FIGHTERS TOOK HIROSHI URANO IN THE SECOND ROUND!  I love Urano, I've been a huge fan since he was at Aichi Gakuin and it is SO embarrassing that I don't have many good photos of him.

And the SWALLOWS TOOK NISHIURA FROM HOSEI!  YEAH!

Tomei to Orix!  Oh, this second round is the awesome round, screw the first round :)

Good thing I have my copy of Grand Slam out because I'm beating some of the newspapers to the vitals on these guys, seriously :)

YUTA YOSHIDA TO LOTTE!  OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!  I'm so happy he got drafted and by a team I actually can go cheer for him at!

...I got buried in looking these guys up but MIKAMI TO BAYSTARS HE'LL BE ON THE SAME TEAM AS KAGAMI AND MISHIMA OH MY GOD MY HOSEI FANGIRL BRAIN MAY EXPLODE.

btw it's 2:50am.  I have had to dig for a bunch of details on a bunch of these guys so...

Oh yeah, Hiromi Oka to the Fighters?  Weeeeeeeeird.  I wonder if he'll remember me if I stalk him at Kamagaya or not.

still translating like a storm.  In the middle of the 5th round now at 3:37am despite that the actual draft is well into the 6th.  The Fighters took freaking Hakumura in the 6th and I do NOT know how to feel about that.  But Rakuten took Yokoyama and I'm happier about that one.

Also was glad to see my 2nd-favorite Tohto Big Boy go to Seibu in the 5th round, that is, Chuo now Nihon Seimei's Seiya Inoue.  So there are still some exciting moments but it is getting harder and harder to find some of these guys, to be sure.  Good thing I've got Grand Slam, some Shubes, and a college baseball magazine sitting here.  (I didn't get an actual draft mag this year)

hey look at that we took Ishikawa in the 8th round -- Fighters sure do like Teikyo boys, can I request they take Michiori Okabe next year now, please? :)

OMG how did I not notice Hanshin taking Shoya Yamamoto in the 5th round?!?!?  he was one of my favorite lefties at Hosei too!  wow!

Alright so it's 4:40am here now and I just finished translating the basic draft.  I think I might hold off on ikusei until the morning -- not sure -- going to have a snack first and then reevaluate.

One thing that I really really wonder is, how do all of these other little dudes get taken and not Ohshiro?  He's so awesome, it can't just be the height.

Note at 5:30am as I scour team sites for ikusei info: am I allowed to be... amused? that the "managing scout" for almost every Marines signing is either Kenji Morozumi or Yuta Shimoshikiryo?  Who are both former Hosei grads that played for the Marines that I liked?

next morning as I am checking and entering: I like that the Fighters site says for Oka: "圧倒的な身体能力を持つ大型選手。リーチを生かした打撃は飛距離十分。長打力に加えて50メートル5秒台の俊足と旺盛な闘争心も魅力。東京六大学リーグ戦では、「4番ピッチャー」を経験した二刀流選手だが、プロでは野手として勝負する。磨けばまだまだ光るダイヤの原石。" which is, roughly, "yeah he was a yon-ban pitcher/batter before but as a pro he's going to focus on being a fielder".  Yay.

6 comments:

Steve Novosel said...

Curious as to why you say you didn't care about the Ishikawa to Marines?

I don't know much about him other than what I read in my draft guide. (Note: same goes for almost everyone else in the draft)

Deanna said...

Just not a player that I have any emotional attachment to.

But oh my GOD you guys got Yuta Yoshida and I am completely dying over that I've been in love with him like forever :)

Steve Novosel said...

Great! I'd like to know more about him - I'm going to write up a little draft post tonight so I might need to borrow some pics of yours if you don't mind ;)

Kozo said...

I doubt height is the disqualifying factor for Oshiro. I mean NPB is a league where Masanori Ishikawa can be a top pick after all, and as you observe short pitchers do get drafted.

But if you don't have the height or the fastball. (Oshiro seems to top out in the high 130's in most scouting reports.) You probably need to display Ishikawa like control with limited walks. I'm guessing most team can't see him getting much better due to his age.

Only other thing I can think of is some problem with his attitude. (e.g. Not aggressive enough.)

Still, on paper looks like a guy to take with a late pick and see what happens.

dani said...

i wish giants won the lottery, i have no attachment to ishikawa either. but i was pretty sure they would pick kobayashi as alternate and so i was just like *ugh no* when they lost ishikawa. i was heartbroken after he went undrafted, and then now this

Deanna said...

One of my favorite things about Yoshida (Yuta) is that he still bows before every at-bat as he approaches the plate. I dunno. It's the little weird things that I always notice about these guys.

Yeah, I dunno, a lot of people have expected Ohshiro to get drafted but he doesn't, and this probably was his last real shot at it due to age, I guess. Meh. I can still be a big fan of his, just that it's harder to go see ENEOS play :( But I have tons of buddies on the team now so I've got plenty of excuses to go out of my way, I guess...