6. Ian Happ Gets Traded
I really hope I’m wrong about this prediction because I’m a huge fan of Ian Happ. He tore up Spring Training hitting .411 with 5 bombs and 20 RBIs and an astounding 1.272 OPS.
Needless to say he had a good Spring.
However, it appears Happ will be the next young Cub to not have a place on an already loaded team (think Dan Vogelbach). Unless he makes a switch to the outfield, there appears to be no room for Happ in the Cubs middle infield with Baez, Russell, Zobrist already firmly holding down spots. Barring any catastrophic injury the current Cubs infield, Happ appears a perfect candidate to be packaged at the trade deadline later on this year (probably for a power arm.)
Man I hope I’m wrong on this one.
