![The Chicago Cubs are gearing up for the regular season [Image via Windy City Baseball/YouTube]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/3/11/660x290/b_502x220x82/the-chicago-cubs-are-gearing-up-for-the-regular-season-image-via-windy-city-baseballyoutube_2223871.jpg "The Chicago Cubs are gearing up for the regular season [Image via Windy City Baseball/YouTube]")
Ian Happ is having problems
The Cubs' young phenom is having problems hitting. He was 0-for-4 on Sunday and is hitting just .107 on the Spring.
Jed Hoyer on Ian Happ: "The league made some adjustments to him, and now he has to adjust back. ... He's making those adjustments."
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) March 6, 2019
Has David Bote figured it out?
The Cubs utility man got off to a great start last season, then tailed off. Now he's having himself a spring. He's hitting .438 and was 1-for-3 with a run scored.
David Bote made some offensive adjustments this winter to address his weaknesses...and promptly swung and missed the first 15 times he faced live pitching in Arizona.
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 7, 2019
Why he was OK with that and how he got over his fear of failure:https://t.co/cX612C4DV4
Willson Contreras is back
Like Bote, and really the rest of the team, Willson Contreras had a bad second half of 2018. People forget he had a very good first half. That good and rested Contreras looks like he's back. He played great defense on Sunday and went 1-for-2 with a run scored and is hitting .389 this spring.
Don't try to steal anything with Willson Contreras around.
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) March 10, 2019
He'll catch you. #Cubs on @WGNTV pic.twitter.com/xbKRTS20Gy
Kyle Hendricks wasn't great
Hendricks hasn't exactly been sharp so far. Yes, it's only spring but he allowed three runs in three innings and he has an ERA over six so far.
Kyle Hendricks, Pitching with Emotion (after K'ing Mike Trout). 😑 pic.twitter.com/61SgH3lLtr
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 6, 2019
Brandon Kintzler continues to struggle
The Cubs are hoping reliever Brandon Kintzler can be a contributor this year. So far, it's not looking great. He allowed a run in an inning of work and has an ERA of 7.36 this spring.
Brandon Kintzler was part of the reason the Cubs did not have much much financial flexibility this winter.
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 5, 2019
But there's also a very real scenario here that Kintzler becomes a somewhat surprising contributor in the Cubs 2019 bullpen.https://t.co/D8sk86Eueo
