【加藤高康 千葉ロッテ】1993年逆指名ドラフト元年すったもんだの争奪戦で1憶6戦万円の最高の契約金でマリーンズ1位逆指名。即戦力の期待も体重オーバーでキャンプ入り、、8月に完封勝利を挙げ期待も、、

We're looking for supporters for this channel!    / @okamura-baseball   Pitcher Takayasu Kato was the first team to be drafted by Lotte in the first year of the reverse draft. Each team was eager to secure a reverse draft pick that year. Teams that failed to secure a reverse draft pick either promoted second-place picks or interfered with other teams. Kato was initially considered a second-place pick for Yakult, but Lotte, which also failed to secure a reverse draft pick, and Orix competed for him at first. Lotte successfully secured the reverse draft pick for a then-record 160 million yen. Maybe he ate too much to celebrate being drafted first? He entered training camp weighing 6 kg over the limit. He couldn't break 90 km/h and started the season with the second team. He continued pitching despite a knee injury, and was promoted to the first team in July. On August 6th, he pitched his first complete game and shutout against the Nippon-Ham Fighters. However, his knee worsened in his second year, and he didn't even pitch for the first or second tier. Despite being the first pick in the draft, he was cut from the roster after just two years. Hoping to continue playing, he underwent knee surgery and signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox the following year, but retired without being promoted to the majors. Career stats: 12 games, 2 wins, 4 losses, 3.89 ERA