2024 Mock Draft

The first round of the NPB Draft is a nomination and lottery system.
The chart displays the likelihood of a team nominating a player based on consensus opinion and my prediction as of late September.

NominationSeibuYakultOrixChunichiRakutenHiroshimaLotteDeNANippon-HamHanshinSoftBankYomiuri
KanemaruUnlikelyLikelyUnlikelyVery LikelyMaybeUnlikelyMaybeLikelyMaybeMaybeLikelyLikely
MuneyamaMaybeMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeMaybeMaybeUnlikelyVery LikelyVery LikelyMaybeUnlikely
NakamuraUnlikelyMaybeUnlikelyLikelyLikelyUnlikelyMaybeMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeUnlikely
IshizukaMaybeMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeMaybe
NishikawaVery LikelyMaybeMaybeUnlikelyMaybeVery LikelyMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikely
WatanabeMaybeUnlikelyLikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikely
OtherUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeUnlikelyMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikelyMaybeUnlikelyUnlikelyUnlikely
PredictionNishikawaIshizukaWatanabeKanemaruNakamuraNishikawaNakamuraKanemaruMuneyamaMuneyamaKanemaruKanemaru