Draft News and Notes: Marines and Swallows introduce their 2009 draft prospects
by Gen on Dec.10, 2009 @ 1:11 am, under NPB
Chiba Lotte Marines
...The Marines held their press conference to introduce their 2009 draft prospects, minus Shota Ohmine, on Wednesday.
Takashi Ogino - #4
Tomohisa Ohtani - #14
Ikuhiro Kiyota - #1
Koshiro Yamamuro - #121
Yakult Swallows
...The Swallows offered Ikusei 1st round draft pick Maike Magario a contract worth 3M yen and a 3M yen signing bonus. Magario was the only player the Swallows hadn't offered a contract to yet.
...The Swallows held a press conference on Wednesday to introduce their 2009 draft prospects.
Masato Nakazawa - #14
Tetsuya Yamamoto - #20
Takahiro Araki - #24
Ryo Hirai - #67
Jun Matsui - #57
Maike Magario - #117
Tomofumi Aso - #114
...The Swallows are hoping that their first two round draft picks from this year, Masato Nakazawa and Tetsuya Yamamoto, will be able to contribute to the rotation right away.
