Japanese Baseball Draft
Oct 25, 2018, 2:30 am
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Japanese Baseball Draft
Can someone explain to me the Japanese Baseball Draft?
There seems to be no merit for having a losing season and it seems that the strongest teams has an equal chance of getting the best players in the draft. Seems really unfair.
There seems to be no merit for having a losing season and it seems that the strongest teams has an equal chance of getting the best players in the draft. Seems really unfair.
Oct 25, 2018, 10:03 am
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Round 1:
All teams provide a name of one player. If only one team names the player, then the team gets it. If more than one team name the player, then a team will be chosen by lottery. Teams lost on the lottery can name another player. The system is repeated till all teams get one player.
Round 2:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked bottom of the ranking get to choose first, then go up the list. Each team gets one player.
This year's order is Rakuten-Hanshin-Lotte-Chunichi-Orix-Yokohama-Nippon Ham-Giants-SoftBanks-Yakult-Seibu-Hiroshima.
Round 3:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked at the top choose first and go down the list. Each team gets one player. Reverse order of Round 2.
Round 4:
Round 2 and Round 3 are repeated till all players in the draft were chosen, or 120 players were chosen.
If there are more than 120 players in the draft, then there will be players who will not be chosen.
All teams provide a name of one player. If only one team names the player, then the team gets it. If more than one team name the player, then a team will be chosen by lottery. Teams lost on the lottery can name another player. The system is repeated till all teams get one player.
Round 2:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked bottom of the ranking get to choose first, then go up the list. Each team gets one player.
This year's order is Rakuten-Hanshin-Lotte-Chunichi-Orix-Yokohama-Nippon Ham-Giants-SoftBanks-Yakult-Seibu-Hiroshima.
Round 3:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked at the top choose first and go down the list. Each team gets one player. Reverse order of Round 2.
Round 4:
Round 2 and Round 3 are repeated till all players in the draft were chosen, or 120 players were chosen.
If there are more than 120 players in the draft, then there will be players who will not be chosen.
Oct 26, 2018, 12:00 am
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I'm not a huge baseball fan, but this is better than what we have in the USA.
The tankathon in the NBA is ridiculous, and unfortunately I too find myself joining the madness. Every year I'm rooting for my team to lose in the second half of the season.
The tankathon in the NBA is ridiculous, and unfortunately I too find myself joining the madness. Every year I'm rooting for my team to lose in the second half of the season.
Oct 26, 2018, 1:50 am
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So there is no inherit positive to a bad year..
You still need to rely on lady luck and it means that sometimes, the best teams (Hiroshima) can get the player they want in the first round.
While tankathon IS ridiculous, having loyal fans endure a bad season to get kicked in the head again by the draft seems unfair.
You still need to rely on lady luck and it means that sometimes, the best teams (Hiroshima) can get the player they want in the first round.
While tankathon IS ridiculous, having loyal fans endure a bad season to get kicked in the head again by the draft seems unfair.
Oct 27, 2018, 2:54 pm
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Carp VS Hawks, first game in the series ends in a twelve inning TIE!!!!!
Now what? Winner is first team to win 4 games, does that mean that there is a potential of playing 8 games????
Now what? Winner is first team to win 4 games, does that mean that there is a potential of playing 8 games????
Oct 29, 2018, 9:46 am
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Oct 29, 2018, 10:51 am
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Beats having to go eighteen innings
Oct 29, 2018, 6:04 pm
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From wikipedia:
With changes introduced as of 2018, the current rules stipulate that the first seven games originally scheduled are called if tied after 12 innings, and if extra games are necessary, the games are played until a victor is decided (unlimited innings), with no curfew limitations.
Nov 5, 2018, 5:14 pm
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Round 1:
All teams provide a name of one player. If only one team names the player, then the team gets it. If more than one team name the player, then a team will be chosen by lottery. Teams lost on the lottery can name another player. The system is repeated till all teams get one player.
Round 2:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked bottom of the ranking get to choose first, then go up the list. Each team gets one player.
This year's order is Rakuten-Hanshin-Lotte-Chunichi-Orix-Yokohama-Nippon Ham-Giants-SoftBanks-Yakult-Seibu-Hiroshima.
Round 3:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked at the top choose first and go down the list. Each team gets one player. Reverse order of Round 2.
Round 4:
Round 2 and Round 3 are repeated till all players in the draft were chosen, or 120 players were chosen.
If there are more than 120 players in the draft, then there will be players who will not be chosen.
All teams provide a name of one player. If only one team names the player, then the team gets it. If more than one team name the player, then a team will be chosen by lottery. Teams lost on the lottery can name another player. The system is repeated till all teams get one player.
Round 2:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked bottom of the ranking get to choose first, then go up the list. Each team gets one player.
This year's order is Rakuten-Hanshin-Lotte-Chunichi-Orix-Yokohama-Nippon Ham-Giants-SoftBanks-Yakult-Seibu-Hiroshima.
Round 3:
Player is chosen one team at a time. The team ranked at the top choose first and go down the list. Each team gets one player. Reverse order of Round 2.
Round 4:
Round 2 and Round 3 are repeated till all players in the draft were chosen, or 120 players were chosen.
If there are more than 120 players in the draft, then there will be players who will not be chosen.