2000 NPB Amateur Draft

The 2000 NPB draft was held November 17, 2000.

Pre-Draft - Reverse Draft Phase

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Hanshin Tigers	Taiyo Fujita	P	Kawasaki Steel Chiba (Ind)
Seibu Lions	Koji Onuma	P	Prince Hotel (Ind)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Tomokazu Iba	P	Subaru (Ind)
Yakult Swallows	Manabu Hiramoto	P	Ritsumeikan University (Col.)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Shogo Yamamoto	P	Keio University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants	Shinnosuke Abe	C	Chuo University (Col.)
Daiei Hawks	Michinao Yamamura	P	Kyushu Kyoritsu University (Col.)

First Round - initial picks

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Chunichi Dragons	Atsushi Nakazato	P	Kasukabe Kyoei High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp	Toshikazu Yokomatsu	P	Tobata High School (HS)
Chiba Lotte Marines	Ryohei Tanaka	P	Kaga High School (HS)
Yokohama BayStars	Seiichi Uchikawa	IF	Oita Technical High School (HS)
Orix Blue Wave	Tetsuya Utsumi	P	Tsuruga Kehi High School (HS)	Refuse to sign