5 Biggest Takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' Friday win over the Whitesox

The Cubs won again on Friday [Image via Arturo Pardavila III/YouTube]

The Chicago Cubs brought their bats in an 11-9 win Spring Training win over the Whitesox.

by Tobias Richmond

March 15, 2019 at 10:32 PM

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The Chicago Cubs took on the Chicago Whitesox on Friday and won the "cross-town" battle 11-9.

Albert Almora brings the wood

There's been a lot of talk this spring about Albert Almora developing some power. It seems to be working. On Friday, he hit his second homer of the spring, this time against a right handed pitcher. He went 3-for-4 with three RBI and is hitting .344.

Huge fans of this approach from @albertalmora. pic.twitter.com/2wlB2V7iot
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 15, 2019

Mark Zagunis could make the roster

Zagunis could make the Cubs opening day roster since Daniel Descalso is likely headed to the DL. On Friday, he made his case again, going 1-for-2 with two runs scored and his third home run of the spring.

Mark Zagunis is tearing the cover off the ball this spring:

.379/.438/.793, 3 HR, 11 RBI in 13 G (32 PAs)

He's already on the 40-man roster and has a career .400 OBP in minors. Issue with him has always been generating power.

Could he be the 2019 version of Bote for Cubs?
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 15, 2019

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