NPB News: Draft Pool Revealed
The 2032 amateur draft pool was published today with barely a mention on BNN. But then, fans rarely get drawn into amateur drafts. The players are not known commodities and they're not tangible, recognizable names. They might be five years down the road, but casual fans don't get sucked in by "might be," they get excited about what is happening in the here and now. Over the next 30 days, scouts will assess their possibilities, run mock drafts and formulate their plans.

To help them, Nippon Professional Baseball League has posted an interactive draft section on its Transactions page, which will be available for 60 days before draft day.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. <Eitoku Ueda:player#3306>, 20 year-old reliever out of college.
2. <Jin Nishi:player#3286>, 18 year-old shortstop out of high-school.
3. <Nobusuke Fukui:player#3288>, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
4. <Hideki Jouda:player#3270>, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. <Yasuoka Miyakawa:player#3298>, 18 year-old left fielder out of high-school.
6. <Kenzo Matsumoto:player#3296>, 18 year-old right fielder out of high-school.
7. <Tsuramatsu Yamamoto:player#3252>, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
8. <Matsu Miyake:player#3273>, 21 year-old third baseman out of college.
9. <Mitsuoki Kouda:player#3290>, 22 year-old second baseman out of college.
10. <Razan Yamamoto:player#3248>, 20 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

You can find the draft pool in the league transactions screen (league menu).