{"id":110245,"date":"2026-04-17T18:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/ian-happ-and-seiya-suzuki-are-both-free-agents-after-2026-who-should-the-cubs-keep\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:18:46","slug":"ian-happ-and-seiya-suzuki-are-both-free-agents-after-2026-who-should-the-cubs-keep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/ian-happ-and-seiya-suzuki-are-both-free-agents-after-2026-who-should-the-cubs-keep\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki are both free agents after 2026. Who should the Cubs keep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This spring, the Cubs have given contract extensions to two key players \u2014 Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Other teams have done the same, primarily with young players, some even with players who have yet to play a MLB game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Cubs have two veteran players who don\u2019t really fit either category above, but who have both been important contributors to the team in recent years \u2014 Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki. Both are free agents after this season. They are almost exactly the same age, born 10 days apart (Happ, Aug. 8, 1994 and Suzuki, Aug, 18, 1994). So both turn 32 later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Happ has been a consistent 4 bWAR player over the past four seasons. He\u2019s won Gold Gloves each of those four seasons, and almost always posts an OPS near his career average of .790. You know you\u2019re going to get around 22-23 home runs every year from him, a lot of walks that produce around a .340 OBP even with a BA in the .240s. He is a respected clubhouse leader. He\u2019s already hit four home runs this year \u2014 last year he didn\u2019t hit his fourth homer until June 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Suzuki has been a bit injury-prone, but had a breakout 2025 season in which he batted .245\/.326\/.478 with 32 home runs and 103 RBI. The latter two numbers were career highs, as were his runs total (75), his 31 doubles, and 75 walks. He began 2025 mostly as a DH, but when Kyle Tucker went down with various injuries, Suzuki played 48 games in the outfield and was at least competent. (Granted, he has shown little of the defensive form that had him win NPB\u2019s Golden Glove Award five times.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Suzuki is off to a somewhat slow start this year, .261\/.393\/.261 (6-for-23), with five walks giving him a decent OBP. But that\u2019s only six games for Seiya, and I feel certain he\u2019ll come close to matching his 2025 numbers in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">So of these two, which one would you want the Cubs to extend? Or both? Or neither?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Personally, I think I\u2019d rather keep Suzuki. 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