Fansided · Jul 18, 2021
Chicago Cubs: How much more failure can we expect from Ian Happ?
Ian Happ,Chicago Cubs (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Watching the first two games of this weekend’s Chicago Cubs-Arizona Diamondbacks series has reminded me of something I was wondering before the All-Star Break: Why is Ian Happ ever in the starting lineup for the Cubs?
In my opinion, Happ, without a doubt, is the greatest disappointment for the Cubs this season. Time and again he seems to come up with a chance to fire up his team and time and again he hits into a double play, grounds out weakly or strikes out. Happ’s WAR this year is a reserve’s level at 0.2 and he has only 23 RBI. Meanwhile, Patrick Wisdom, with only 119 at-bats, has a WAR of 1.2 and 24 RBI.