Ian Happ will make his Major League debut today against the St. Louis Cardinals. No joke.
The 22-year-old switch-hitter came out of the gates like Secretariat en route to the third best isolated power mark (.317) in the Pacific Coast League. Granted, the PCL is known as a hitters paradise, but the numbers are impressive nonetheless. Happ owns a .412 wOBA, 9.5 percent walk rate, and 23.3 percent strikeout rate.
It was just a year ago, too, that Happ struck out in 23.5 percent of his plate appearances against high-A pitching. Needless to say, the top prospect has clearly adjusted well against more advanced pitching.