The Seibu Lions received the precise to barter with prime pitching prospect Chihiro Sumida out of Fukuoka Prefecture’s Nishinippon Institute of Know-how on Monday at Nippon Skilled Baseball’s newbie draft.
The Pacific League’s (PL) Lions have been amongst 4 golf equipment to appoint the left-hander as their prime choose, together with the Central League’s (CL) Hiroshima Carp, Yomiuri Giants and Yakult Swallows.
An ecstatic Seibu basic supervisor Hisanobu Watanabe mentioned Sumida could make an “fast impression” for the membership, with Lions skipper Hatsuhiko Tsuji equally enthusiastic concerning the younger southpaw.
“He’s able to throwing aggressively, however he can fluctuate his pitching in response to the state of affairs,” Tsuji mentioned.
Two CL golf equipment nominated pitcher Kenta Kozono out of Wakayama Metropolis Wakayama Excessive College as their prime choose, with the DeNA BayStars beating the Hanshin Tigers within the lottery for negotiation rights.
Six golf equipment from throughout the 2 leagues robotically earned rights to their prime picks, with no different staff nominating the identical participant.
The PL’s SoftBank Hawks took pitcher Kyuta Kazama from Akita Prefecture’s North Asia College Meio Excessive College, the Nippon Ham Fighters chosen pitcher Kota Tatsu of Nara Prefecture’s Tenri Excessive College and the CL’s Chunichi Dragons selected outfielder Kenta Vibrant out of Jobu College.
The PL’s Rakuten Eagles tapped outfielder Soshi Yoshino from Saitama’s Shohei Excessive College, the Lotte Marines took catcher Ko Matsukawa from Wakayama Metropolis Wakayama Excessive and the Orix Buffaloes will negotiate with Ren Mukunoki out of Tohoku Fukushi College.
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