Keith Law draft chat:
Steve (Bethlehem, PA)
I can't help but be reminded of Chase Utley's profile coming out of UCLA when looking at Ian Happ (great bat, work-in-progress defensively). Not to mention they are both the rare high ranked college 2B prospect. Could Happ work himself into a plus defender or is he far less athletic than Utley was? Or am I just totally crazy?
Klaw
I think there's a lot of merit to the profile comparison, although they're not identical players. Happ, like Utley, is a better athlete than people give him credit for being, and I think he'll be more than fine at 2b. His RH swing isn't good, so there's one open question - will it improve, or can you get him to hit LH full-time and still hit lefties - that Utley didn't have.