This cannot be how the Chicago Cubs envisioned Ian Happ would perform when they demoted him to Iowa at the start of the season. Happ was sent down to work on his swing by increasing his contact rate and cut down on his strikeouts. That has not happened.
Currently, Happ is hitting just a dismal .217 at the plate, which is the fourth-lowest batting average in the Pacific Coast League. That’s the worst batting average on the Iowa Cubs, among qualifiers, and Happ’s lowest batting average as a member of the Cubs at any level.