Prior to his superior landscaping display in Mesa, there was a bit of debate over whether Ian Happ should be assigned to AAA Iowa or get a little more seasoning at the AA level. After all, the thinking went, the switch-hitting infielder/outfielder had only gotten 248 at-bats with Tennessee and might need to further prove himself there before moving up.
But when you look at his career arc thus far, the promotion was right in line with how the Cubs have treated Happ. After a combined 250 at-bats between short-season Eugene and low-A South Bend in 2015, his first season out of the University of Cincinnati, Happ was bumped to high-A Myrtle Beach to open 2016.