8/25 Cubs v. Rox Game 2

[Ding Dong Johnson]

How about 13?

[UMFan83]

The Cubs and Rockies sure play a lot of strange games at Wrigley

[Rex Buckingham]

Glad I didn't ruin the tank...

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I will stop doing this the day it stops telling me positive things, but Happ is up to 126 wRC in August and 105 since the All-Star break. He was at a career mark of 116 prior to this season.

[CubinNY]

I will stop doing this the day it stops telling me positive things, but Happ is up to 126 wRC in August and 105 since the All-Star break. He was at a career mark of 116 prior to this season.

Did he have some nagging injuries at the start of the season? Maybe he's healthy.

[squally1313]

I will stop doing this the day it stops telling me positive things, but Happ is up to 126 wRC in August and 105 since the All-Star break. He was at a career mark of 116 prior to this season.

Did he have some nagging injuries at the start of the season? Maybe he's healthy.

Splits don't really bear that out. I mean, potentially, but then they must have resurfaced after May.

 

Month OPS

April .467

May .971

June .497

July .561

August .849

 

Really, for him, it's just about getting the ball in the air consistently.

 

Month GB%

April 59.1

May 37.8

June 52.0

July 55.3

August 38.3

[muntjack]

Definitely a correlation there. Anyone recall that Fangraphs article on Happ last year? I'd love to see an update on it. Went in depth on his swing% in each count. Basically saying his hot start was the result of attacking fastballs in early counts and also being more aggressive with two strikes.