Fansided · Apr 19, 2018
Chicago Cubs: Is Ian Happ a leadoff man?
Ian Happ seems to have left his hitting and contact skills in Mesa. Like the Chicago weather, he is frozen at the plate.
Did he win the job in Spring Training? Absolutely. Ian Happ had an incredible Cactus League slate. He hit. 333 (13 -for-48) with seven home runs and twelve RBI. With numbers like that, he was the clearcut winner of Chicago Cubs‘ leadoff man.
But his success hasn’t carried over. It’s an adage If a player you like struggles in spring training you say “Oh it’s just spring training.” On the flipside, If a friend rants to you that a player you hate has a good spring you say “Oh it’s just spring training.”