After what might’ve felt like an eternity to him, Ian Happ finally returned to the big league club this past weekend after spending the entirety of the season at Triple-A Iowa. While he wasn’t able to record his first major league hit of the year, Happ managed to leave his mark on the Cubs offense anyway by drawing four walks, including three on Sunday.
“The walks to Happ killed us today,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell lamented after Sunday’s game. “No question about it. We did a poor job on him.”
In his short big league career, that ability to work a disciplined plate appearance and draw walks has been perhaps the most important part of the versatile Happ’s game.