CUBS of IAN HAFF -WEITISESTANUS Monday July 17, 2005

Ian Happ Most recently played on May 9 on a slope. He was placed on the 10-day injured list and on Monday Cubs Manager Craig Caunell reporters said that Happ will probably return this week.

The Cubs travel to Miami on Monday to have a three-game set against the Marlins. On Friday you start a three-game series with the red in Cincinnati.

Happ hit Leadoff in all 39 games he played this season. He achieved three Homeruns, 29 Runs, 19 RBI and two stolen bases. The slash is 0.269/.364/.381 with a running rate of 12.8% and a strike rate of 18.7%. However, the ISO is at .113 far below and the Babip is increased at .323.

Consell said that Happ will return to the Leadoff spot when he returned to the Leadoff Pete Crow Armstrong Below again. In the eight games Happ was the Leadoff hit in seven of these competitions and lowered .394/.400/.818 with an ISO .424 ISO! He had 13 hits, double, two triple, three homes and two stolen bases. The BABIP was 0.526 and the strike rate was 34.3%. PCA hit the sixth or seventh place in the line -up with a healthy happy, so it is interesting to see where Punsell concludes with the Happback.