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Lol...From the Trib
2. Ian Happ making a push to start at second base.
Ian Happ took grounders at second base this weekend and informed Maddon he wants to be an option there.
“He’s still a work in progress,” Maddon said of Happ. “We’d like him to be a little smoother, but he’s effective.”
Happ wanted to play second base shortly after he was signed by the Cubs in 2015 but played only two games there in 2018. Maddon believes Happ can improve his range to his right and in making backhanded stops. Maddon added that Happ’s strong arm helps him.
“He’s not the Spalding Guide all the time, but he’s pretty effective out there,” Maddon said. “It’s just repetition.”
Maddon said there are no plans to move Addison Russell from shortstop.
That cute