Draft Season 4: The Aftermath - Picks 6-10

By KYLE KEOUGH
DOUBLE DAY DAILY

Picks six through ten saw future potential Most Valuable Players still available. In perhaps the deepest and most talent-filled Double Day has ever seen, these picks includes a couple of blue-chippers at shortstop and a bigtime bat.

6th: Denny Chong (SS) - Chong was one of several high-caliber shortstops available at the top of the draft, and the Detroit Wolverines made him their 6th overall selection. Chang boasts a great bat and solid defensive capabilities as a shortstop, and might've been the 1st overall selection had he gone in last year's draft (though this could be said about more than a few players from this draft). Chong signed with Detroit for a $3,540,000 bonus.

7th: Kurt Westmoreland (RF) - The 19-year-old right fielder boasts an astonishingly strong swing, and has the power and speed to be a true five-tool threat someday. The Tampa Bay Seminoles drafted Westmoreland as a right fielder who might someday hit 60 homers and steal 30 bases. He's healthy and his defense is above-average. It's rare to see franchise players slide to #7, but with a stacked draft, it was bound to happen.

8th: Cliff Nicholas (SS) - Another extremely talented shortstop, Nicholas has an extraordinary workrate, and the Cleveland Cubs expect the Cloverport, Kentucky import to make great strides during his time in the minors. He has the chance to be one of the best shortstops in Double Day someday, and signed for a $3,350,000 bonus. It is expected that Nicholas will start his MiL career in Rookie League.

9th: Daniel Keats (SP) - Keats is the New York Highlanders' uber-talented first-round pick at starting pitcher, but there are some question marks associated with him. While picks six, seven, and eight were bonafide slam-dunks--acquiring healthy, productive players with great futures--Keats has the tools to be a good starter but is a major question mark with his health. Arguably the best starter still available, Keats will have a good major league career, but might not end up a Hall of Famer like some of the names listed above him.

10th: Julio Seanez (SP) - Seanez has the ability to be a good starter, with strong control, a penchant for getting lefty batters out in a hurry, a nice change up, and a history with no health problems. Still, Seanez is demanding $7,000,000 from the San Francisco Seals, and the concern is that he probably won't sign in lieu of playing professional basketball. We wish the 5'10", slow-as-molasses Seanez the very best of luck on that one.