Hi all, after recording, re-recording and then sitting on it for a few days, I finally have my draft preview ready. You can listen via the embedded link here or through Spotify. I am not sure what's happening with iTunes at the moment.
Through this podcast I go through 12 of the brightest talent available at the draft that I predict will be selected in the opening two rounds. It's very hard to predict exactly how the dominoes will fall as through the lottery and team need, selections may pivot wildly. I think here, the 12 guys I have selected will all disappear in the top 2 rounds.
After this, I take a deep dive into the Dragons roster construction and make some predictions on who they might go after based on team need. I identify 5 particularly important areas that need to be addressed in the off-season and preferably at the draft. I then go into roughly what I think the Dragons will end up. All this has been based on my research into who the Dragons have shown interest in and where those players might end up falling to them.
I'd also like to mention that the Carp have since announced one of their picks which I would have included otherwise so I apologise to any Carp fans out there who may be listening that were interested to hear about their man. I have otherwise included all other publicized picks in the top 12.
I'll do a write-up on how accurate my predictions were once the draft has finished.
The broadcast of the draft will start at 5:00pm JST on the 20th of October. The Sportsbull app has been streaming the draft the last few years. It will otherwise be broadcast via TBS (first round only), Paravi and SkyA.
Addtional Notes 19/10/2022
I thought it would be worth listing who has publicized their first round picks. I've also tried to find any news of what types of players teams will be targeting in the first round and made a quick table.
| Team | Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallows | Kojiro Yoshimura | RHP | Toshiba |
| Baystars | - | Either | |
| Tigers | - | ?? | |
| Carp | Yuta Saito | RHP | Tomakomai Chuo HS |
| Giants | Shogo Asano | OF | Takamatsu Commercial HS |
| Dragons | Reia Nakachi | RHP | Okinawa University |
| Buffaloes | Ryuhei Sotani | LHP | Hakuoh University |
| Hawks | Ikhine Itua | SS | Homore HS |
| Lions | Takuya Hiruma | OF | Waseda University |
| Eagles | Kosei Shoji | RHP | Rikkyo University |
| Marines | - | P/IF? | |
| Fighters | Kota Yazawa | LHP/OF | Nippon Sports Science Uni |
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