Coming into spring training, it seemed to be a two-player race between Albert Almora Jr. and Ian Happ to see who would earn the top spot on Joe Madden’s Opening Day lineup card.
However, it feels like that race has appeared to have turned into a runaway for Ian Happ.
In six games this spring Happ is hitting 471 (8-for-17) with four home runs (two from each side of the plate). On the flipside, Almora Jr. has had an incredibly rough and somewhat disappointing spring. He has gone hitless in his first 13 plate appearances in the Cactus League.