Source: razzball.com --- Friday, January 12, 2018
Ian Happ doesn't even have a starting job, but I'm crazy excited about him. I think he's the first player I've ever written a sleeper post about without a guaranteed starting job. He's going to lack runs and RBIs, because Joe Maddon is so smart he needs to outwit himself to stay one step of himself. Make sense? It's not supposed to. Last year, he had 24 HRs, 8 SBs and .253 in only 364 ABs. *fighting urge to prorate* Ugh! I'm not mentally strong enough to avoid the Prorating Monster. Last year, he had 65% of an everyday player's at-bats, so with a full-time job he would've had 32 homers, 11 steals in his rookie year. *eyes roll up in top of head, faints, Giancarlo catches me in his arms, wiping my brow with his handkerchief* "Thank you, Giancarlo. Wait, that's not your arm you caught me with?" You might be thinking, as a rational person would, that Ian Happ was platooned because of his huge platoon splits. Haha, yeah, no. He's a switch hitter with no real splits. Also, you might be thinking he is stuck behind someone who absolutely has to play every day. Yeah, nope. He played 145 games last year across five positions. The Cubs are just kinda stacked and Happ played everywhere. Last year, he played the most games at center field. Right now, he's still projected to see the most time in center. Guess who's in front of him. Go ahead, I won't laugh if you say the wrong name. Did you just say Crash Bandicoot? That's the worst guess I'v ...
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