Ian Happ

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Ht./Wt.:	6-0, 205 lbs
Hometown:	Pittsburgh, PA

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The Expendables: Cubs Trade-Away Options

- 5 days ago
There is often a tendency to romanticize players on one’s favorite team. Fans buy their replica jerseys, read everything written about them, defend them, make excuses for them, and wring our hands when they slump in some area of their game. That’s what being a fan is all about, and whether the gazillionaires that own the team like it or not, they can’t survive without them. Full Story »

The Olney and Kris Bryant feud rages on

- 1 week ago
One of two things has become increasingly clear about Buster Olney: he’s either uncovered some sort of secret that Theo Epstein didn’t want released, or he’s got some sort of axe to grind with the Cubs. Full Story »

What off-season moves should Cubs make?

- 1 week ago
Free agency is, of course, the topic of primary interest for us all. Many of you are crossing fingers and toes in the hopes that our beloved will find a way to sign Bryce Harper or Manny Machado or both. Full Story »

Breakdown of OF and SS options for Cubs during free agency

- 2 weeks ago
MLB Trade Rumors is now projecting that the Cubs are likely to sign CF Andrew McCutchen and pass on Bryce Harper. While I’m not so sure about this, one fact remains: they’re usually right. Full Story »

News and Notes: November starts with a bang for Cubs

- 3 weeks ago
After a slow October, Theo and the boys have gotten busy to start November. Just a few moves so far in the new month, but some big ones nonetheless. Full Story »

Cubs reportedly likely to make a trade to pay for Hamels

- 3 weeks ago
The offseason is underway and a juicy report has filtered through on Thursday night. MLB insider Ken Rosenthal is saying that the Cubs are considering making a Full Story »

Commentary: My four Cubs players to rebuild a team

- 3 weeks ago
When I challenged the guys at CubsHQ to tear apart the team and keep four players as their core members to build a new team around, there was a caveat; you had to pick one infielder, one outfielder, one starter and one relief pitcher. Full Story »

Commentary: My four Cubs players to start a team

- 3 weeks ago
Recently we were assigned the task of completely tearing apart the Cubs current roster and starting over from scratch with the caveat that you could keep four players as your core. Full Story »

Commentary: Who will be the next Ben Zobrist?

- 1 month ago
As much as we all love Ben Zobrist, we have to face two facts: (1) he’s getting up there in age, and (2) 2019 could very well be his last season. The Cubs’ most versatile utility man will be turning 38 at the end of May. Full Story »

Commentary: I will wait for you

- 1 month ago
If I wasn’t already bummed out about the Cubs early exit from the playoff stage, Ben Zobrist’s short video and letter to the fans had me all but ready for Prozac. Full Story »

Commentary: Why we are still stunned

- 1 month ago
For us, the fans though, 2018 seems sadder than other years when we were watching another team fighting for the World Series. There is the feeling of promises unfulfilled and expectations not met. The problem is we don’t understand what happened or how to react. Full Story »

Cubs Report Card: Coaches and Executives

- 1 month ago
With the 2018 season over, I think it’s safe to say that most of us at CubsHQ had some differences of opinion, with regard to how the various Cubs’ coaches and executives performed this year. Full Story »

Cubs Report Card: Offensive Players

- 1 month ago
While a lot of the other sites graded their respective teams on an overall basis (offense, pitching, defense, etcetera), we took it a step further, by grading the offensive players on an individual basis. Full Story »

Commentary: What will the 2019 Cubs look like?

- 1 month ago
No matter how many times he denies it, I know Theo is a regular reader and gets many of his ideas and plans from my columns. It doesn’t help him to admit it, but Theo, everyone already knows. Ken gave you the financials, I’ll give you the details. Full Story »

Commentary: Albert Almora Jr. vs. Ian Happ

- 1 month ago
After listening to a ton of nonsensical ranting on social media for the last six months, claiming that Albert Almora, Jr. isn’t half the player that Ian Happ is, I figured it was time to just sit down and write an article comparing the two. Full Story »

WATCH: Cubs' top moments from 2018

- 1 month ago
Regardless, of how the Chicago Cubs finished up the season, there were some very memorable moments in 2018. Check out the top plays of the season in the followi Full Story »

Report: Schwarber, Happ 'likely to depart'

- 2 months ago
The Chicago Cubs will be going through some roster overhaul after their offense was so inconsistent throughout the 2018 season. Basically, the only consistent t Full Story »

Rebuilding for 2019 Part 2: The Demolition continues

- 2 months ago
Yesterday, in part one of this series, I covered the coaches and free agents that would most likely be parting ways with the Cubs. Today we start gutting the structure, trimming away the players who, although still under contract, have become dead-weight and financial liabilities to the team. Full Story »