With the 2017 Asia Winter Baseball League (AWB) opening day just a few weeks away. CPBL, NPB, KBO, JABA All-Star and WBSC All-Star have all announced their final roster.

The 6 participating teams is scheduled to play 17 games each in Taiwan from 25th November to 17th December. Here’s our Team CPBL roster post from earlier this week.

2017 Asia Winter Baseball League Schedule

CPBL Roster

With the opportunity to play against teams from NPB and KBO. CPBL teams are going all out with their prospects this year.

2017 1st round pick 廖健富 (Liao Chien-Fu) and 陳重羽 (Chen Chung-Yu) will be participating, along with several highly touted prospects like 吳桀睿 (Wu Chieh-Jui), 陳重廷 (Chen Chung-Ting) and 林立 (Lin Li). If everything goes smoothly, all of them should be the primary players of their team within the next 3 years.

POS # Name Name CPBL Team P 0 江辰晏 Chiang Cheng-Feng Uni-Lions P 11 鄭鈞仁 Cheng Chun-Jen Uni-Lions P 16 朱俊祥 Chu Chun-Hsiang Lamigo Monkeys P 18 吳丞哲 Wu Cheng-Che Lamigo Monkeys P 30 陳敏賜 Chen Min-Tzu Lamigo Monkeys P 31 游宗儒 Yu Tsung-Ju Lamigo Monkeys P 36 羅華韋 Lo Hua-Wei Fubon Guardians P 43 林威志 Lin Wei-Chih Uni-Lions P 45 彭世杰 Peng Shih-Chieh Fubon Guardians P 50 蔡齊哲 Tsai Chi-Che Chinatrust Brothers P 60 王鴻程 Wang Hung-Cheng Chinatrust Brothers P 63 洪心騏 Hung Hsin-Chi Uni-Lions P 69 黃子鵬 Huang Tzu-Peng Lamigo Monkeys P 81 陳仕朋 Chen Shih-Peng Fubon Guardians P 82 楊達翔 Yang Ta-Hsiang Chinatrust Brothers C 12 林明杰 Lin Ming-Chieh Chinatrust Brothers C 14 廖健富 Liao Chien-Fu Lamigo Monkeys C 65 陳重羽 Chen Chung-Yu Uni-Lions IF 9 王威晨 Wang Wei-Chen Chinatrust Brothers IF 39 林立 Lin Li Lamigo Monkeys IF 58 曾陶鎔 Tseng Tao-Jung Chinatrust Brothers IF 61 吳東融 Wu Tung-Jung Chinatrust Brothers IF 62 吳桀睿 Wu Chieh-Jui Uni-Lions IF 66 陳重廷 Chen Chung-Ting Uni-Lions IF 97 梁家榮 Liang Chia-Jung Lamigo Monkeys OF 3 申皓瑋 Shen Hao-Wei Fubon Guardians OF 4 陳文杰 Chen Wen-Chieh Chinatrust Brothers OF 7 林書逸 Lin Shu-Yi Chinatrust Brothers OF 51 于孟馗 Yu Meng-Hsiung Fubon Guardians OF 73 陳子鴻 Chen Tzu-Hung Chinatrust Brothers

NPB East Roster

Led by Yomiuri Giants 2nd team manager 川相昌宏 (Kawai Masahiro). The 2017 NPB East roster will include Yakult Swallows 2016 draft pick 寺島 成輝 (Terashima Naruki) and Yomiuri Giants 吉川 尚輝 (Yoshikawa Naoki), along with 2016 Japanese U-18 national team pitcher 島 孝明 (Shima Takaaki).

POS # NAME NAME NPB East Team P 40 谷岡 竜平 Tanioka Tappei Yomiuri Giants P 45 今村 信貴 Imamura Nobutaka Yomiuri Giants P 6 坂本 工宜 Sakamoto Koki Yomiuri Giants P 12 成瀬 功亮 Naruse Kosuke Yomiuri Giants P 45 菅原 秀 Sugahara Shu Rakuten Eagles P 13 中尾 輝 Nakao Hikaru Yakult Swallows P 18 寺島 成輝 Terashima Naruki Yakult Swallows P 38 梅野 雄吾 Umeno Yugo Yakult Swallows P 40 島 孝明 Shima Takaaki Chiba Lotte Marines P 63 種市 篤暉 Taneichi Atsuki Chiba Lotte Marines P 48 京山 将弥 Kyoyama Masaya Yokohama BayStars P 105 笠井 崇正 Kasai Takamasa Yokohama BayStars C 63 田中 貴也 Tanaka Takaya Yomiuri Giants C 65 堀内 謙伍 Horiuchi Kengo Rakuten Eagles C 57 古賀 優大 Koga Yudai Yakult Swallows C 45 宗接 唯人 Munetsugu Yuito Chiba Lotte Marines IF 0 吉川 尚輝 Yoshikawa Naoki Yomiuri Giants IF 59 柿澤 貴裕 Kakizawa Takahiro Yomiuri Giants IF 49 渡邉 大樹 Watanabe Daiki Yakult Swallows IF 56 奥村 展征 Okumura Nobuyuki Yakult Swallows IF 23 松尾 大河 Matsuo Taiga Yokohama BayStars IF 44 佐野 恵太 Sano Keita Yokohama BayStars OF 9 松原 聖弥 Matsubara Seiya Yomiuri Giants OF 25 田中 和基 Tanaka Kazuki Rakuten Eagles OF 52 細川 成也 Hosokawa Seiya Yokohama BayStars

NPB West Roster

The 2017 NPB West roster will be made up by players from Softbank Hawks, Chunichi Dragons, Orix Buffaloes, Hanshin Tigers and Seibu Lions.

Japanese U-18 national team pitcher 佐藤 世那 (Sato Sena), U-23 representative 植田 海 (Ueda Kai) and Buffaloes 1st team catcher 若月 健矢 (Wakatsuki Kenya) will be a few players that fans should pay extra attention to in this winter league.

POS # NAME NAME NPB West Team P 202 浜田 智博 Hamada Tomohiro Chunichi Dragons P 128 山下 亜文 Yamashita Amon Softbank Hawks P 130 児玉 龍也 Kodama Ryuya Softbank Hawks P 136 中村 晨 Nakamura Shin Softbank Hawks P 66 吉田 凌 Yoshida Ryo Orix Buffaloes P 67 佐藤 世那 Sato Sena Orix Buffaloes P 68 鈴木 優 Suzuki Yu Orix Buffaloes P 42 竹安 大知 Takeyasu Daichi Hanshin Tigers P 43 守屋 功輝 Moriya Koki Hanshin Tigers P 61 望月 惇志 Mochizuki Atsushi Hanshin Tigers P 40 田村 伊知郎 Tamura Ichiro Seibu Lions P 57 國場 翼 Kokuba Tsubasa Seibu Lions C 45 杉山 翔大 Sugiyama Shota Chunichi Dragons C 45 谷川原 健太 Tanigawara Kenta Softbank Hawks C 37 若月 健矢 Wakatsuki Kenya Orix Buffaloes C 39 長坂 拳弥 Nagasaka Kenya Hanshin Tigers IF 32 石垣 雅海 Ishigaki Masami Chunichi Dragons IF 0 川瀬 晃 Kawase Hikaru Softbank Hawks IF 55 茶谷 健太 Chatani Kenta Softbank Hawks IF 61 黒瀬 健太 Kurose Kenta Softbank Hawks IF 6 宗 佑磨 Mune Yuma Orix Buffaloes IF 52 岡﨑 大輔 Okazaki Daisuke Orix Buffaloes IF 62 植田 海 Ueda Kai Hanshin Tigers IF 52 山田 遥楓 Yamada Haruka Seibu Lions OF 212 渡辺 勝 Watanabe Masaru Chunichi Dragons OF 46 鈴木 将平 Suzuki Shohei Seibu Lions

KBO Roster

With Police Baseball Team being the backbone of this KBO squad, one of the most notable players would be former Chicago Cubs/ Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher 李帶溵 (Rhee Dae-Eun), who returns to CPBL Winter League for 2nd year in a row. There’s also outfielder 洪昌基 (Hong-Chang-Ki) who hits over .400 in the KBO minor league.

Apart from Police team, all 10 KBO organisations have sent players to Taiwan. Including Nexen Heroes 2016 1st round draft pick 朱曉祥 (Ju Hyo-Sang), KIA Tigers 2015 1st rounder 李民友 (Lee Min-Woo).

The roster also include several 1st team players like Hanwha Eagles 金源石 (Kim Won-Seok), Doosan Bears 鄭秀彬 (Jung Soo-Bin) and Nexen Heroes 許正俠 (Heo Jeong-Hyeop)

POS # NAME NAME KBO Team P 41 洪性民 Hong Sung-Min Police P 37 朴晋佑 Park Jin-Woo Police P 35 林序準 Lim Seo-Jun Police P 54 韓承赫 Han Seung-Heok Police P 16 趙漢昱 Cho Han-Wook Police P 38 李帶溵 Rhee Dae-eun Police P 20 朴峻杓 Park Joon-Pyo Police P 3 方乾禹 Nam Kyung-Ho Doosan Bears P 119 文鎔翼 - Samsung Lions P 58 裵宰煥 Bae Jae-Hwan NC Dinos P 40 南潤成 Nam Yoon-Sung SK Wyverns P 19 李民友 Lee Min-Woo KIA Tigers P 110 裵在俊 - LG Twins P 98 金到煐 Kim Do-Young Kt Witz P 111 林志柚 - Lotte Giants C 48 李興鍊 Lee Heung-Ryeon Police C 26 李玹碩 Lee Hyun-Seok Police C 2 朱曉祥 Ju Hyo-Sang Nexen Heroes IF 0 金材賢 - Police IF 24 金永煥 KIM Young Hwan Police IF 36 尹承烈 - Police IF 34 林祉閱 Lim Ji-Yeol Police IF 3 金汰珍 Kim Tae-Jin Police OF 31 鄭秀彬 Jung Soo-Bin Police OF 57 洪昌基 Hong-Chang-Ki Police OF 31 洪成昊 - Doosan Bears OF 31 許正俠 Heo Jeong-Hyeop Nexen Heroes OF 65 金源石 Kim Won-Seok Hanwha Eagles

WBSC All-Star Roster

Led by Netherlands national team coach Steve Janssen. The WBSC All-Star roster will have players from 7 different countries. 7 of those players are currently affiliated with MLB from Marlins, Dodgers, Yankees and Blue Jays minor league system.

Out of the 28 players, 24 of them have experience playing in the minor league system.

USA – 18 players

Italy – 3 players

Netherlands – 2 players

Dominican Republic – 2 players

Brazil, Spain, Venezuela – 1 player each

POS # NAME NAME Team P 1 金波羅威斯 Joshuah Kimborowicz San Marino P 3 貝克 Nolan Becker Quebec Capitals P 17 賽里安奈斯 Nickolas Sarianides Rockland Boulders P 19 李 Brett Lee Quebec Capitals P 22 比爾 Evan Greer Beal Miami Marlins P 23 迪乎里歐 Frank Dejiulio Jr Bridgeport Blue Fish P 29 柯爾迪斯 Dimitrios Kourtis Lincoln Salt Dogs P 32 莫蒂森 Clayton Mortensen Miami Marlins P 34 郭飛亞 Murilo Gouvea Quebec Capitals P 36 勞倫斯 Thomas Lawrence Jr Rockland Boulders P 37 普瑞茲 Gabriel Perez Kansas City T-Bones P 38 紐威爾 Ryan Newell Miami Marlins P 46 羅德里格斯 Armando Rodriguez Escogido Leones P 99 卡斯莫爾 Ryan Kussmaul Wichita Wignuts C 26 魯威爾林 Phildrick Llewellyn N/A C 50 墨非 John Murphy Los Angeles Dodgers C 56 黑多爾恩 Rudy Van Heydoorn Verona IF 2 羅德里格斯 Leomartires Rodriguez Nettuno IF 7 羅莎 Angel Rosa Bridgeport Blue Fish IF 8 迪恩 Matthew Dean Torono Blue Jays IF 12 佛里尼 Jose Ferrini San Marino IF 13 伊比凡諾 Erick Epifano San Marino IF 25 比切提斯 Alphonse Bichette Jr New York Yankees IF 45 查非斯 Matthew Chavez Wichita Wignuts OF 6 本尼迪多 Nick Benedetto N/A OF 14 歐利斯 Walker Olis Miami Marlins OF 27 盧波 Vicente Lupo Rediupuglia OF 30 羅梭里 Anthony Rosselli Utica Unicorns

JABA All-Star Roster

JABA All-Star (Japanese Industrial League) will have several players coming from the recent Asian Baseball Championship roster. Including 佐藤旭 (Sato Asahi), 木南了 (Kinami Ryo) and 長谷川拓真 (Takuma Hasegawa)