Draft Needs 2026: All 12 Teams' Priorities

For each of the 12 clubs, the priority of what to reinforce in the draft, ready now or for the future.

Player names are shown in Japanese.

Draft needs by club

Team 1st 2nd 3rd
Hanshin Infield (future) Right arm (future) Catcher (future)
Yomiuri Catcher (future) Outfield (now) RH hitter (now)
DeNA Left arm (future) Left arm (now) Right arm (now)
Hiroshima Right arm (now) Outfield (now) RH hitter (now)
Yakult Right arm (future) Infield (now) Outfield (future)
Chunichi LH hitter (now) LH hitter (future) Infield (future)
SoftBank Outfield (future) RH hitter (future) RH hitter (now)
Seibu LH hitter (now) Infield (now) Outfield (now)
Nippon-Ham LH hitter (future) Left arm (future) LH hitter (now)
ORIX Left arm (now) RH hitter (now) RH hitter (future)
Lotte Infield (now) Right arm (now) Left arm (now)
Rakuten Catcher (now) Left arm (future) RH hitter (now)
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Draft priority (ready now)

Team Right arm Left arm Catcher Infield Outfield RH hitter LH hitter
Hanshin E− E− B E+ F F E−
Yomiuri E+ D E− B− A+ A+ D
DeNA B− B+ D E+ C+ D+ D−
Hiroshima A+ E+ A+ B A+ A+ A−
Yakult A+ A A− A+ D− C A
Chunichi B E− D− C B+ E− A+
SoftBank D− E− D E− E− A+ E−
Seibu E− E+ C+ A− B D+ A+
Nippon-Ham D+ B− F E− D+ F B−
ORIX D A+ C− B− A− A+ D+
Lotte A+ A+ E− A+ E− B− C+
Rakuten A− B+ A+ B D+ A D+
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Draft priority (future)

Team Right arm Left arm Catcher Infield Outfield RH hitter LH hitter
Hanshin A+ C A+ A+ F F B+
Yomiuri B+ E− A+ E+ E− E+ E−
DeNA E− A+ E− D C C E
Hiroshima B D− B+ C C B+ E−
Yakult A+ A+ E E− A+ E− D+
Chunichi D− C+ B A+ B C+ A+
SoftBank C+ D− C C+ A+ A+ D
Seibu C E− E− E− D+ C E−
Nippon-Ham D B F C− E− F A+
ORIX E− A− B B B A+ C
Lotte B B+ C C− B− C+ B
Rakuten B A+ A− C C+ B+ B−

Skills to add

Team Pitching Hitting Defense Baserunning
Hanshin C− D− C+ B+
Yomiuri D+ C+ C− C+
DeNA B− C− A− A−
Hiroshima B+ A B D−
Yakult A− A+ C B
Chunichi C+ C B+ B−
SoftBank D− D D D
Seibu D B+ D− C−
Nippon-Ham C D+ B− D+
ORIX A+ B− A+ A
Lotte A B D+ C
Rakuten B A− A A+

Priority runs from S (highest) down to F.

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