What did the Chicago Cubs get from their picks in Rounds 6-10 of the 2023 MLB Draft?

9th Round Pick- Jonathan Long 1B (Long Beach State University)

Long obviously didn’t play against exceptional talent at Long Beach State, but he is a power-hitting first baseman with good bat speed. He had more extra-base hits this season (32) than Bateman had in his three years at Minnesota. He batted .312/.404/.600 with 15 homers and kept the strikeouts in check with only 44 to go against the 29 walks he took. He also started every game this season and is the kind of bat the Cubs need in the system to try to home-grow some power and Sahadev Sharma of the athletic had this to say:

"As teams get into the later rounds, they’re often just looking for a carrying tool to lean on. Long has one of the higher bat speeds in all of the draft. Essentially, he’s done what they will attempt to do with Melendez: convert turn speed into bat speed. Long is physical, strong and creates high-end exit velocities while not having the type of extreme strikeout rates one would expect to come with this type of big raw power."

Sahadev Sharma