Hey everyone, welcome to my 18th year of translating the NPB draft. If you're gonna use my translations elsewhere, can you at least link to me or let me know you're doing it?
Moving everything else to the bottom of this post.
Name Pos HS/Univ/Company T/B DOB Ht/Wt -------------------- --- --------------- --- ---------- ------- Dragonsx Ryuki Watarai OF ENEOS R/L 10/04/2002 183/831 Sho Kusaka P Asia Univ R/R 11/21/2001 182/75 2 Keishi Tsuda IF Mitsubishi Juko East R/R 11/23/2002 180/80 3 Rintaro Tsujimoto IF Sendai Univ R/R 08/11/2001 168/73 4 Konosuke Fukuda P Riseisha HS L/L 08/11/2005 180/80 5 Shota Habu P Ibaraki Astro Planets R/R 03/10/2001 181/92 6 Ryuma Katoh P Toho Gas R/S 05/13/1999 185/102 i1 Toki Hiwatari C Ibaraki Astro Planets R/L 09/20/2004 173/89 i2 Towa Kikuta P Ehime Mandarin Pirates R/R 09/25/2003 182/88 i3 Goki Oda OF Tochigi Golden Braves L/L 08/03/2000 175/74 i4 Rii Kawakami IF Oita B-Rings R/R 03/10/2001 178/85 Fightersx Yuhi Nishidate P Chuo Univ R/R 03/11/2002 183/79 x Yugo Maeda P Osaka Toin HS L/L 08/04/2005 180/801 Haruki Hosono P Toyo Univ L/L 02/26/2002 180/85 2 Yuya Shintoh C Jobu Univ R/R 03/10/2002 182/88 3 Kazuki Miyazaki OF Yamanashi Gakuin Univ R/R 08/30/2001 184/82 4 Ryosuke Myose IF Kagoshima Josei HS R/R 08/25/2005 183/90 5 Hinode Hoshino OF Maebashi Kogyo HS R/R 04/18/2005 182/84 i1 Taiki Hamada IF Kyoto International HS R/R 11/28/2005 189/73 i2 Daiju Hirata OF Seta Technical HS R/L 08/25/2005 181/70 i3 Yamato Katoh P Teikyodai Kani HS L/L 01/12/2006 190/79 Swallowsx Natsuki Takeuchi P Kokugakuin Univ L/L 07/21/2001 185/901 Kota Nishidate P Senshu Univ R/R 06/09/2001 188/87 2 Kengo Matsumoto P Toyota R/R 04/14/1999 180/80 3 Yuki Ishihara P Meiji Univ L/L 08/30/2001 180/85 4 Kyo Suzuki C Tokoha Kikuchikawa HS R/R 03/21/2006 180/76 5 Ryui Itoh IF Niigata Albirex R/R 09/11/2002 180/77 i1 Shosei Takahashi P New Taipei Yingge HS R/R 12/17/2005 187/81 i2 Sota Takano IF Mitoya HS R/R 07/28/2005 176/90 Lions 1 Natsuki Takeuchi P Kokugakuin Univ L/L 07/21/2001 185/90 2 Taiga Ueda P Osaka Shogyo Univ R/R 11/15/2001 182/84 3 Haruki Sugiyama P Yokohama HS L/L 09/23/2005 181/80 4 Haruse Narita P Hirosaki Technical HS R/R 02/27/2006 185/81 5 Taisei Miyazawa P Tokushima Indigo Socks R/R 04/15/1999 183/91 6 Reon Murata IF Kogakkan Univ R/R 08/04/2001 196/110 7 Ryota Itogawa P ENEOS R/R 04/30/1998 174/77 i1 Joseph Sinclair P Tokushima Indigo Socks L/L 06/12/2001 193/94 i2 Asahi Taniguchi IF Tokushima Indigo Socks R/R 04/03/2004 185/85 i3 Masahiro Kawashimo P Hakodatedai Yuto HS L/L 04/03/2005 186/72 i4 Koji Kaneko IF Musashi Heat Bears R/L 09/02/2003 176/77 i5 Shota Kise P Kyoto Kitasaga HS R/R 04/05/2005 185/82 i6 Koichi Okumura OF Gunma Diamond Pegasus R/R 12/24/1999 177/82 Giants (ikusei) 1 Yuhi Nishidate P Chuo Univ R/R 03/11/2002 183/79 2 Shunya Morita P Honda Suzuka L/L 02/11/1997 185/87 3 Shunsuke Sasaki OF Hitachi Seisakusha R/L 11/06/1999 174/77 4 Yuta Izuguchi IF NTT Nishinihon R/L 05/17/1999 178/81 5 Teppei Mataki P Nihon Seimei L/L 01/01/1993 181/90 i1 Katsunari Miura P Tokyo Int'l Univ L/L 04/28/2001 179/80 i2 Gen Murayama IF Kanoya Chuo HS R/R 06/27/2005 178/63 i3 Kisara Utsunomiya IF Ehime Mandarin Pirates R/L 06/23/2004 176/66 i4 Yuya Tanoue IF Nichidai Fujisawa HS R/R 06/08/2005 181/82 i5 Atsuki Sonoda P Fukuoka Kodai Joto HS R/R 07/07/2005 183/72 i6 Takahiro Chiba P Asahikawa Meisei HS L/L 05/15/2005 175/77 i7 Kota Hirayama OF Chiba Sky Sailors R/R 03/16/2004 185/82 Eaglesx Hayato Tsunehiro P Aoyama Gakuin Univ R/R 09/18/2001 180/731 Tatsuki Koja P Toin Yokohama Univ L/L 08/18/2001 181/75 2 Haruto Sakai P Takigawa #2 HS R/R 04/05/2005 186/83 3 Naoki Hinata P Tokaidai Sugao HS R/R 07/06/2005 190/100 4 Rikai Waters IF Wellness Okinawa HS R/R 10/14/2005 177/72 5 Takuma Matsuda P Osaka Sangyo Univ R/R 02/26/2002 186/73 6 Daisuke Nakashima OF Aoyama Gakuin Univ R/L 06/04/2001 180/78 7 Seiya Ohuchi P Wellness Miyagi HS R/R 03/09/2006 191/77 8 Takumi Aono IF Himi HS R/R 07/26/2005 180/85 Baystars 1 Ryuki Watarai OF ENEOS R/L 10/04/2002 183/83 2 Ryoto Matsumoto P Meijo Univ R/R 12/05/2001 183/89 3 Riku Takeda P Yamagata Chuo HS L/L 06/06/2005 174/78 4 Taiki Ishikami IF Toyo Univ R/L 05/18/2001 172/82 5 Yutaro Ishida P Chuo Univ R/R 01/22/2002 180/74 6 Kento Inoue OF Tokushima Indigo Socks R/L 02/23/2000 177/87 i1 Ikumi Takamizawa IF Tsuruga Kehi HS R/L 01/18/2006 183/85 i2 Manato Shimizu P Jutoku HS R/R 10/06/2005 186/75 i3 So Ogasawara IF Kyoto Shoei HS R/L 10/20/2005 180/92 i4 Haruto Shoji P Aomori Univ L/L 05/31/2001 184/91 i5 Taiga Kondoh C Senshudai Kitakami HS R/R 09/18/2005 174/80 Hawksx Natsuki Takeuchi P Kokugakuin Univ L/L 07/21/2001 185/901 Yugo Maeda P Osaka Toin HS L/L 08/04/2005 180/80 2 Shunsuke Iwai P Meijo Univ R/R 07/30/2001 182/90 3 Ryuta Hirose IF Keio Univ R/R 04/07/2001 182/91 4 Kenichi Murata P Meiji Univ R/R 08/31/2001 181/87 5 Ryotaro Sawayanagi P Rokitechno Toyama R/R 03/08/2000 180/85 6 Ryo Ohyama P East Japan Intl. Univ R/R 03/27/2002 180/70 7 Yutaro Fujita C Fukuoka Ohhori HS R/R 06/03/2005 173/75 i1 Shuya Ohizumi OF Fukushima Red Hopes L/L 09/16/1999 i2 Yuwa Miyasato P Tokyo Nogyo Univ R/R 09/27/2001 i3 Kyoshiro Sakura IF Kyushu Kokusaidai HS R/L 11/03/2005 i4 Koki Nakazawa IF Hachinohe Kosei HS R/R 07/03/2005 i5 Kotaro Hoshino P Komazawa Univ R/R 10/24/2001 i6 Haruto Fujiwara P Iizuka HS R/R 12/26/2005 i7 Junpei Fujita P Tokushima Indigo Socks L/L 05/14/2000 i8 Keishin Nakamizu P Kyoto International HS L/L 08/08/2005 Carp 1 Hayato Tsunehiro P Aoyama Gakuin Univ R/R 09/18/2001 180/73 2 Taichi Taka P Osaka Shogyo Univ L/L 07/26/2001 180/80 3 Kazuki Takita P Seisa Dohto Univ L/L 12/28/2001 183/77 4 Yuto Nakada IF Okinawa Shogaku HS R/R 07/31/2005 186/94 5 Kento Akatsuka P Chukyo Gakuin Univ R/R 07/01/2001 195/110 i1 Takeru Sugita P Nihon Univ (int'l rel) R/R 08/28/2001 189/82 i2 Keisuke Satoh IF Shizuoka Univ R/L 05/24/2001 181/92 i3 Mirai Sugihara P Kyoto International HS L/L 09/23/2005 175/72 Marinesx Ryuki Watarai OF ENEOS R/L 10/04/2002 183/83 x Sho Kusaka P Asia Univ R/R 11/21/2001 182/75 x Haruki Hosono P Toyo Univ L/L 02/26/2002 180/851 Kyuto Ueda IF Meiji Univ R/L 08/12/2001 183/90 2 Hikaru Ohtani P Toyama Thunderbirds R/R 07/11/2000 180/82 3 Yuto Kimura P Kasumigaura HS R/L 06/01/2005 183/74 4 Oto Hayasaka P Makuhari Sogo HS R/R 07/26/2005 176/70 5 Ryusei Terachi C Meitoku Gijuku HS R/L 08/19/2005 177/77 i1 Ryota Takeuchi P Seiryo HS R/R 10/25/2005 184/84 i2 Shinya Matsuishi P Toin HS R/R 12/18/2005 175/75 i3 Hikaru Kohno OF Toyama Thunderbirds R/R 06/17/2004 187/87 i4 Kazuki Fujita OF Nabeoka Gakuen HS R/L 11/04/2005 185/82 i5 Konoshin Tomiyama C Aizu Hokurei HS R/R 09/18/2005 181/70 Tigers 1 Kaito Shimomura P Aoyama Gakuin Univ R/R 03/27/2002 174/73 2 Tsuyoshi Shiiba P Tokushima Indigo Socks R/R 03/18/2002 182/85 3 Shuya Yamada IF Sendai Ikuei HS R/R 08/20/2005 177/71 4 Aoi Momosaki IF TokaiKumamoto Seisho HS R/R 09/11/2005 178/74 5 Yuya Ishiguro P JR West R/R 06/20/2001 180/82 6 Junya Tsuda P Osaka Econ Univ R/R 08/27/2001 178/83 i1 Kai Matsubara P Toyama Thunderbirds R/R 08/24/1999 180/88 i2 Kein Fukushima OF Hakuoh Univ R/L 10/06/2001 171/72 Buffaloes 1 Seiya Yokoyama IF Ueda Nishi HS R/L 10/28/2005 181/85 2 Kosuke Kawachi P St Catherine HS (Ehime) R/R 04/16/2005 180/72 3 Kaisei Tohmatsu P Kyoei HS L/L 04/29/2005 177/83 4 Shuna Hori C Hotoku Gakuen HS R/R 07/16/2005 179/76 5 Taito Takashima P Oji R/R 12/03/1999 189/77 6 Seiryu Kotajima P Nippon Express R/R 06/29/1999 175/82 7 Ryusei Gonda P TDK R/R 01/28/2000 180/83 i1 Hiroto Suga P Eimei HS L/L 06/16/2005 180/81 i2 Kaito Oe P Shimonoseki Phoenix L/L 01/13/2000 181/93 i3 Riku Miyaguni P Toho HS R/R 08/07/2005 176/78 i4 Taketo Ashida P Musashi Heat Bears R/R 02/09/2000 185/90 i5 Sota Kawano IF Ehime Mandarin Pirates R/L 05/22/2000 180/75
Hi all. It's draft time again!
It occurs to me that for anyone who doesn't follow me elsewhere I should provide a personal yearly update: in the last year since the 2022 draft, back in January I was laid off from my job at Google after almost a decade there, and also I'm in the process of getting divorced, so I decided that the best thing to destress from everything was to spend most of 2023 in Japan watching baseball, so I've been here since May and gone to about 80 games. (If anyone's hiring a bilingual-ish engineer/writer please let me know!) I keep debating blogging about adventures here, but it's a hard habit to get back into, plus unlike 15-20 years ago, there's a lot more info out there in English nowadays and machine translation tools. If nothing else, I should at least post all of my Es Con Field wanderings, since I went to 9 games there and visited pretty much every nook and cranny of the park.
Anyway, I had tried to get tickets to the draft, but failed, so instead I'll be watching it on TV with a couple of my friends that I watch college ball with usually. I told them I'd be bringing my laptop and translating as we go, and they said it's fine, so we'll see :)
First round:
Dragons: Ryuki Watarai, OF, ENEOS
Fighters: Yuhi Nishidate, RHP, Chuo Univ
Swallows: Natsuki Takeuchi, LHP, Kokugakuin Univ
Lions: Takeuchi
Giants: Y Nishidate
Eagles: Hayato Tsunehiro, RHP, Aoyama Gakuin Univ
Baystars: Watarai
Hawks: Takeuchi
Carp: Tsunehiro
Marines: Watarai
Tigers: Kaito Shimomura, RHP, Aoyama Gakuin Univ
Buffaloes: Seiya Yokoyama, IF, Ueda Nishi HS
Lottery results:
Watarai goes to Yokohama
Takeuchi goes to Seibu
Tsunehiro goes to Hiroshima
Nishidate goes to Giants
...ugh :/
Second first round:
Dragons: Sho Kusaka, RHP, Asia Univ
Fighters: Yugo Maeda, LHP, Osaka Toin HS
Swallows: Kota Nishidate, RHP, Senshu Univ
Eagles: Maeda
Hawks: Maeda
Marines: Kusaka
Dragons get Kusaka, Hawks get Maeda.
Third first round:
Fighters: Haruki Hosono, LHP, Toyo Univ
Eagles: Tatsuki Koja, LHP, Toin Yokohama Univ
Marines: Hosono
Seriously? Fighters get Hosono.
Marines finally take Kyuto Ueda, Meiji's captain and 3B, as the final first round pick.
Actual first round when the dust settles:
Dragons: Sho Kusaka, RHP, Asia Univ
Fighters: Haruki Hosono, LHP, Toyo Univ
Swallows: Kota Nishidate, RHP, Senshu Univ
Lions: Natsuki Takeuchi, LHP, Kokugakuin Univ
Giants: Yuhi Nishidate, RHP, Chuo Univ
Eagles: Tatsuki Koja, LHP, Toin Yokohama Univ
Baystars: Ryuki Watarai, OF, ENEOS
Hawks: Yugo Maeda, LHP, Osaka Toin HS
Carp: Hayato Tsunehiro, RHP, Aoyama Gakuin Univ
Marines: Kyuto Ueda, IF, Meiji Univ
Tigers: Kaito Shimomura, RHP, Aoyama Gakuin Univ
Buffaloes: Seiya Yokoyama, IF, Ueda Nishi HS
