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2019 Fantasy Outlook
Happ experienced a heavy dose of the sophomore slump last year as he failed to meet the expectations his bat established in 2017. His overall offensive production was still slightly above league average, but that is not how he was drafted. He was very helpful in OBP leagues as he jumped his walk rate nearly six percentage points to 15.2%, but his strikeout rate worsened (36.1%), which pulled down his batting average while his slugging percentage dropped over 100 points. The frustrating part with Happ was that he chased a lower percentage of pitches in 2018 than he did in 2017, but he struggled to make contact within the strike zone as pitchers kept him guessing on pitch type and location. He is much more effective against righties and the team has not hesitated to leave him on the bench against lefties, which cuts into his overall playing time. Happ lost his second-base eligibility, but gained third-base eligibility. Read Past Outlooks
Struggling at Triple-A
Happ is batting .209 with a .681 OPS and 25 strikeouts through 18 games with Triple-A Iowa.
ANALYSIS
It was somewhat of a surprise when Happ was demoted to Triple-A to begin the season, and the 24-year-old has not responded particularly well. He's still struggling to make consistent contact, as evidenced by the .209 average and 33.3 percent strikeout rate. Happ did pop his second home run of the year Monday, but at this point, a return to the majors does not seem imminent.
It was somewhat of a surprise when Happ was demoted to Triple-A to begin the season, and the 24-year-old has not responded particularly well. He's still struggling to make consistent contact, as evidenced by the .209 average and 33.3 percent strikeout rate. Happ did pop his second home run of the year Monday, but at this point, a return to the majors does not seem imminent.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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OPS vs RHP
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .698 | 230 | 8 | 28 | .239 | ||||
| Since 2017vs Right | .839 | 645 | 31 | 84 | .244 | ||||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018vs Left | .608 | 117 | 3 | 12 | .202 | ||||
| 2018vs Right | .816 | 345 | 12 | 32 | .244 | ||||
| 2017vs Left | .789 | 113 | 5 | 16 | .276 | ||||
| 2017vs Right | .863 | 300 | 19 | 52 | .243 | ||||
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2017Home | .790 | 434 | 22 | 61 | .228 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | .811 | 441 | 17 | 51 | .256 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 2018Home | .730 | 219 | 7 | 22 | .224 | ||||
| 2018Away | .789 | 243 | 8 | 22 | .240 | ||||
| 2017Home | .850 | 215 | 15 | 39 | .232 | ||||
| 2017Away | .834 | 198 | 9 | 29 | .274 | ||||
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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It is great when rookies come up and exceed expectations as Happ did in 2017, even if it was not in full-time duty. Happ was part of the outfield rotation as well as the second-base situation in Chicago as manager Joe Maddon likes to keep everyone involved. His rookie year saw him slug over .500, something only the likes of Kris Bryant and Billy Williams have done for the northsiders. With the great power came the great problems with contact as he struck out in nearly one-third of his plate appearances. The power comes nearly all from the left side (19 of his 24 homers game off righties), but he hits for a better average when put into the game to face lefties. Many rookies struggle at the big-league level when moved as quickly as Happ has been -- he had fewer than 400 plate appearances above A-ball. This kid is special and has more room for growth.
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Heading to Triple-A
Happ was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Struggles continue
Happ went 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Giants and is slashing .143/.208/.204 through 49 at-bats this spring.
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Rough start to spring
Happ has recorded six hits in 41 at-bats (.146 batting average) during Cactus League play while chipping in six RBI, four runs and a stolen base.
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Figures to keep splitting time in center
Happ will likely remain in a center field timeshare with Albert Almora and, to a lesser extent, Jason Heyward in 2019 based on matchups, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Out of lineup for regular-season finale
Happ is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
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