Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ blasted a three-run homer Tuesday and picked up another run scored and a single in a 9-2 victory over the first-place Baltimore Orioles. The 29-year-old switch-hitter has been raking and driving in runs in July with a .417 batting average, three home runs, and 11 RBI in just seven games. Happ has always been a streaky hitter, and his .244 batting average and .358 on-base percentage are right in line with his career numbers, but this season, he's actually on pace to crack a new career-high in home runs and RBI. He will never be a super sexy player for fantasy baseball, but he does just enough to produce a little bit of everything to keep him worthy of a roster spot year in and year out.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ had a monster game on Thursday, smashing two homers in a 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Happ ended the day 4-for-4 with a pair of homers, two runs scored, and six RBI. The homers were both of the three-run variety and came in back-to-back innings, the fourth and fifth frames. Happ has been very good for the last month, but it has flown under the radar for the most part. He hit .244/.387/.500 with five homers, 20 RBI, and five steals in June in what was a very productive month. He is a stud in points leagues and has been very solid for a while now in categories leagues as well. He should be rostered in all leagues while he is this hot, and he is available in some shallow leagues right now.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ played hero on Saturday afternoon with a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning to power the Cubs over their division rival Milwaukee Brewers. Happ broke a tie game with his 11th home run off the season off Brewer reliever Joel Payamps. This was Happ's second long ball in the past three games and fifth of the month. The everyday left fielder in the Northside now holds a .231/.346/.422 slash line with 44 RBI and a 44:88 BB:K ratio. He has posted an above-average 12.2% barrel rate and 43.1% hard-hit rate, which suggests this power surge could continue into the second half of the summer. Happ remains a more valuable fantasy asset in points leagues due to his stellar 13.3% walk rate.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ played the role of hero in Thursday afternoon's extra-inning win over the hosting San Francisco Giants, mashing his 10th home run of the year. Happ lifted a ball to center field off Giants right-hander Luke Jackson that hit the wall and went over for a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th inning on Thursday. The streaky 29-year-old switch-hitter has been up and down for the Cubs all season long, slashing a pedestrian .228/.339/.408 with 42 RBI, 42 walks, 40 runs scored, and seven stolen bases through 272 at-bats. Without a consistent premium spot in Chicago's batting order, Happ has settled in as a lower-end fantasy option among outfielders.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs in Monday's 7-6 loss at the San Francisco Giants. Happ's eighth home run was a three-run shot in the top of the seventh inning that gave the Cubs a 6-3 lead as he finished with two hits and a walk in four plate appearances. He is slashing .229/.340/.400 with 36 RBI, 34 runs scored and six stolen bases. Happ is hurting fantasy managers with his batting average but makes up for it with his power and speed as he is on pace for 18 homers and could approach 15 steals.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a run scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals. The switch-hitter also walked once in the contest. The outburst was a bright spot in what has otherwise been a poor month of June for Happ. The 29-year-old is now just 8-for-41 (.195) over 12 games this month, although he has been able to continue to get on base via the walk (14.0% BB% in June; 12.8% in 2024). For the season, he's got a .218-7-33-32-5 line with a .316 wOBA and 106 wRC+.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ came up big on Sunday, going 1-for-3 with two walks, three RBI, and two steals in a 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Happ also threw out the would-be tying run at second base in the seventh inning to kill a Reds rally. The 29-year-old has been mostly disappointing after a strong 2023, but maybe a big game like this can point him in the right direction. He has just a .222 AVG with 31 runs, six homers, 30 RBI, and five steals on the season, and has become a points-league specialist at this point.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ played his part offensively in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the White Sox. Happ went 3-for-4 with a single, two doubles, two RBI, and a strikeout. This included a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning to bring in what would be the winning run. The 29-year-old has had a disappointing fantasy season overall and has yet to find a rhythm, slashing .232/.335/.394 with six home runs, 26 RBI, and two stolen bases in 236 plate appearances. While outfield has been a relatively weak position for fantasy this season, fantasy managers can likely find useful alternatives on the waiver wire in shallower leagues at this time.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ went 2-for-3 with two big flies in a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night. Happ collected all three of the Cubs RBI's on Sunday and almost single-handedly brought them back after they went down 4-0 early. The 29-year-old doubled his season total with his third and fourth homers, which goes to show how poorly his season has gone to this point. The sorely needed long balls don't mean Happ is for sure back, but it is a good sign and should be a reason for fantasy managers who haven't dropped him to hold on for at least another week.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ is out of the lineup on Saturday for the Cubs' tilt against the St. Louis Cardinals. Happ was also out of Chicago's lineup for last night's game before it got postponed. This is likely to simply be scheduled time off for the 29-year-old along with the fact that, with a healthy outfield, the Cubs have a bit of a logjam between Happ, Suzuki, Bellinger and a resurgent Tauchman. Happ had gone 4-11 in his last three games with three doubles so there shouldn't be any injury concerns here, rather just a mix of rest and the Cubs having a plethora of outfielders. Mike Tauchman will start in left field while Christopher Morel will start at DH. Expect Happ to make a return on Sunday against Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray.
