Chunichi Draft History Graded 2026

Player names are shown in Japanese.

What followed each draft, by year

In the 2021 draft, 6 players were picked; 2 became established in NPB and 1 reached the first team in their first year. Among the 12 clubs that year, the draft is rated E−.

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Year Year
rating
Picks Established
(rate)
Core
(rate)
Year 1
'26 — 8 0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %) —
'25 D ※ 9 3 (33.3 %) 0 (0.0 %) 3
'24 S− ※ 8 3 (37.5 %) 3 (37.5 %) 2
'23 E+ ※ 10 0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0
'22 S− ※ 10 5 (50.0 %) 4 (40.0 %) 4
'21 E− 6 2 (33.3 %) 1 (16.7 %) 1
'20 B− 9 6 (66.7 %) 2 (22.2 %) 0
'19 C 7 4 (57.1 %) 3 (42.9 %) 1
'18 E− 6 4 (66.7 %) 3 (50.0 %) 1
'17 E− 8 3 (37.5 %) 2 (25.0 %) 1
'16 C 7 6 (85.7 %) 4 (57.1 %) 3
'15 A− 12 7 (58.3 %) 5 (41.7 %) 2
'14 E+ 13 3 (23.1 %) 3 (23.1 %) 1
'13 D− 8 5 (62.5 %) 2 (25.0 %) 2
'12 D− 7 5 (71.4 %) 3 (42.9 %) 0
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Picks by year and where they are now

2026 draft

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Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 (2nd choice) — 宮原 廉Lost: 渡部 海 Pitcher —
Round 2 — 柴﨑 聖人 Outfield —
Round 3 — 前嶋 藍 Catcher —
Round 4 — 鈴木 悠悟 Pitcher —
Round 5 — 西田 櫂吏 Pitcher —
Round 6 — 清水 智裕 Catcher —
Dev. 1 — 内藤 崚 Pitcher —
Dev. 2 — 中西 佳虎 Outfield —
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2025 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 G−※ 中西 聖輝 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 2 G−※ 櫻井 頼之介 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 3 G−※ 篠﨑 国忠 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 4 — 能戸 輝夢 Outfield Chunichi
Round 5 — 新保 茉良 Infield Chunichi
Round 6 C※ 花田 旭 Outfield Chunichi
Dev. 1 G−※ 牧野 憲伸 Pitcher Chunichi
Dev. 2 — 石川 大峨 Infield Chunichi
Dev. 3 — 三上 愛介 Outfield Chunichi
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2024 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 A※ 金丸 夢斗 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 2 C※ 吉田 聖弥 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 3 E+※ 森 駿太 Infield Chunichi
Round 4 A※ 石伊 雄太 Catcher Chunichi
Round 5 — 高橋 幸佑 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 6 — 有馬 恵叶 Pitcher Chunichi
Dev. 1 — 中村 奈一輝 Infield Chunichi
Dev. 2 — 井上 剣也 Pitcher Chunichi

2023 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 (2nd choice) D+※ 草加 勝Lost: 度会 隆輝 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 2 G−※ 津田 啓史 Infield Chunichi
Round 3 E−※ 辻本 倫太郎 Infield Chunichi
Round 4 E−※ 福田 幸之介 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 5 G−※ 土生 翔太 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 6 — 加藤 竜馬 Pitcher —
Dev. 1 — 日渡 騰輝 Catcher Nippon-Ham
Dev. 2 — 菊田 翔友 Pitcher —
Dev. 3 G−※ 尾田 剛樹 Outfield Chunichi
Dev. 4 — 川上 理偉 Outfield Chunichi

2022 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 E−※ 仲地 礼亜 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 2 B+※ 村松 開人 Infield Chunichi
Round 3 — 森山 暁生 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 4 G−※ 山浅 龍之介 Catcher Chunichi
Round 5 G−※ 濱 将乃介 Infield DeNA
Round 6 B※ 田中 幹也 Infield Chunichi
Round 7 A※ 福永 裕基 Infield Chunichi
Dev. 1 A−※ 松山 晋也 Pitcher Chunichi
Dev. 2 — 野中 天翔 Pitcher —
Dev. 3 E+※ 樋口 正修 Infield Chunichi

2021 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 C アドゥ ブライト 健太 Outfield Chunichi
Round 2 C− 鵜飼 航丞 Outfield Chunichi
Round 3 — 石森 大誠 Pitcher —
Round 4 F− 味谷 大誠 Catcher Chunichi
Round 5 — 星野 真生 Infield —
Round 6 E+ 福元 悠真 Outfield Chunichi

2020 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 S 髙橋 宏斗 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 2 C 森 博人 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 3 D 土田 龍空 Infield Chunichi
Round 4 G− 福島 章太 Pitcher —
Round 5 — 加藤 翼 Pitcher —
Round 6 D 三好 大倫 Outfield —
Dev. 1 D− 近藤 廉 Pitcher Chunichi
Dev. 2 D+ 上田 洸太朗 Pitcher —
Dev. 3 D− 松木平 優太 Pitcher Chunichi

2019 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 B 石川 昂弥 Infield Chunichi
Round 2 C 橋本 侑樹 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 3 G− 岡野 祐一郎 Pitcher —
Round 4 — 郡司 裕也 Catcher Nippon-Ham
Round 5 B+ 岡林 勇希 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 6 — 竹内 龍臣 Pitcher —
Dev. 1 — 松田 亘哲 Pitcher —

2018 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 D+ 根尾 昂 Infield Chunichi
Round 2 C+ 梅津 晃大 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 3 C 勝野 昌慶 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 4 D 石橋 康太 Catcher Chunichi
Round 5 — 垣越 建伸 Pitcher —
Round 6 G+ 滝野 要 Outfield —

2017 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 (2nd choice) D+ 鈴木 博志Lost: 中村 奨成 Pitcher ORIX
Round 2 F+ 石川 翔 Pitcher —
Round 3 — 髙松 渡 Infield Seibu
Round 4 C+ 清水 達也 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 5 F+ 伊藤 康祐 Outfield —
Round 6 — 山本 拓実 Pitcher Nippon-Ham
Dev. 1 — 大藏 彰人 Pitcher —
Dev. 2 — 石田 健人 マルク Pitcher —

2016 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 A 柳 裕也 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 2 B− 京田 陽太 Infield DeNA
Round 3 F+ 石垣 雅海 Infield —
Round 4 C− 笠原 祥太郎 Pitcher —
Round 5 B 藤嶋 健人 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 6 G− 丸山 泰資 Pitcher —
Dev. 1 G− 木下 雄介 Pitcher —

2015 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 (2nd choice) B+ 小笠原 慎之介Lost: 高橋 純平 Pitcher Yomiuri
Round 2 C− 佐藤 優 Pitcher —
Round 3 B 木下 拓哉 Catcher Chunichi
Round 4 C+ 福 敬登 Pitcher Chunichi
Round 5 B+ 阿部 寿樹 Infield Chunichi
Round 6 — 石岡 諒太 Infield —
Dev. 1 — 中川 誠也 Pitcher —
Dev. 2 — 吉田 嵩 Pitcher —
Dev. 3 D− 三ツ間 卓也 Pitcher —
Dev. 4 — 西濱 幹紘 Pitcher —
Dev. 5 — 呉屋 開斗 Pitcher —
Dev. 6 G 渡邊 勝 Outfield —

2014 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 G− 野村 亮介 Pitcher —
Round 2 G− 浜田 智博 Pitcher —
Round 3 G+ 友永 翔太 Outfield —
Round 4 D− 石川 駿 Infield —
Round 5 C− 加藤 匠馬 Catcher Chunichi
Round 6 D 井領 雅貴 Outfield —
Round 7 C− 遠藤 一星 Infield —
Round 8 G− 山本 雅士 Pitcher —
Round 9 G− 金子 丈 Pitcher —
Dev. 1 — 佐藤 雄偉知 Pitcher —
Dev. 2 — 石垣 幸大 Pitcher —
Dev. 3 — 藤吉 優 Catcher —
Dev. 4 E+ 近藤 弘基 Outfield —

2013 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 (2nd choice) E 鈴木 翔太Lost: 松井 裕樹 Pitcher —
Round 2 B 又吉 克樹 Pitcher —
Round 3 D 桂 依央利 Catcher —
Round 4 D− 阿知羅 拓馬 Pitcher —
Round 5 B− 祖父江 大輔 Pitcher —
Round 6 — 藤澤 拓斗 Infield —
Dev. 1 — 岸本 淳希 Pitcher —
Dev. 2 — 橋爪 大佑 Infield —

2012 draft

Round Rating Player Position Club now
Round 1 C+ 福谷 浩司 Pitcher Nippon-Ham
Round 2 D 濱田 達郎 Pitcher —
Round 3 G− 古本 武尊 Outfield —
Round 4 D+ 杉山 翔大 Catcher —
Round 5 D 溝脇 隼人 Infield —
Round 6 G− 井上 公志 Pitcher —
Round 7 C+ 若松 駿太 Pitcher —

S is the highest and G the lowest

※ marks an interim rating in a year without five full seasons. A dash (—) marks a pick with no first-team appearance.

What followed for the players Chunichi selected at the draft, one by one. The list covers the last 15 drafts, and the rating is the place by output from the season after joining to date, against the picks of every draft year over the same number of seasons.

How to read this table

  • Established in NPB = reached 100 plate appearances (30 innings for pitchers) in total.
  • The list covers the last 15 drafts.
  • Regulars counts the players judged to have become first-team regulars.
  • The year rating is the place among the 12 clubs in the same draft.
  • ※ marks a draft year without five full seasons behind it. With fewer seasons, college and industrial-league picks tend to rate high, and high-school picks rate low until five seasons are in.
  • First team in year one means the player reached 100 plate appearances (or 30 innings for a pitcher) in the season right after signing.
  • A draft year whose following season is not yet on record shows a dash.
  • A pick's rating is its place by output from the season after joining to date, compared over the same number of seasons with the picks of every draft year that has that many; picks with no first-team appearance show —.
  • The position is the one listed at the draft.
  • A dash in the club column means the player was not found on the rosters.
  • Players who did not sign are also counted in the number of picks.
  • Past seasons are counted for the players selected, whether or not they are on a roster now.

How to read the list

The list runs from the most recent draft and covers the last 15 drafts. Within a year, controlled picks come first in round order and developmental picks follow. Players who did not sign are listed as picks too.

Rating is the place by output from the season after joining to date, compared over the same number of seasons with the picks of every draft year that has that many. Picks with no first-team appearance show a dash, and years without five full seasons carry ※.

Club now is the club on this season's active or developmental roster. A player on another club's roster shows that club's name. A player not found on the rosters shows a dash. The level for established in NPB is given in the notes.

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