This has not been a banner season for the Cubs’ offense, which is averaging 4.6 runs per game, below the 4.71 MLB average.
But it has been a banner season for Ian Happ despite a rough last week. At 1.9 wins above replacement as listed at Fangraphs.com, Happ ranked ninth through Sunday in the National League, where the leader was Padres rookie star Fernando Tatis Jr. at 3.0.
Meanwhile, there have been banner offensive seasons all around on the South Side. The White Sox’ 5.5 runs per game ranked fourth in MLB. Tim Anderson (2.1), Jose Abreu (1.