Switch-hitting Ian Happ will bat leadoff for Cubs

Switch-hitting Ian Happ will bat leadoff for Cubs

MESA, Ariz. — At some point in his promising career, Pete Crow-Armstrong will possess all the necessary ingredients to emerge as the Cubs’ full-time leadoff hitter.But the Cubs are in win-now mode, and veteran Ian Happ gives them a semblance of comfort at the leadoff spot at the start of a crucial season.Manager Craig Counsell will put Happ’s name at the top of the lineup, as he did for 66 starts in 2024.“You get to write a new [lineup] every da…