Ian Happ took over for Kris Bryant as the Cubs’ union rep and it appears he may have inherited a labor beef in the process. Bryant’s service time grievance was just settled last January after almost five years of feet-dragging and now Happ will likely be sitting down across the arbitration table from a team that wants to pay him less than what he feels he’s worth.
That’s entirely unsurprising in light of Happ’s career in general, not to mention a disparate 2020 season that saw him go from dark-horse MVP candidate to borderline unplayable.