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Cubs spring position battle: Second base

While the Cubs might still not have an absolutely set batting order in 2020, most of the defensive positions are pretty well set.

Except second base. There are at least five candidates for the position, so let’s take a look at each of them and their chances of making the Opening Day roster.

Kipnis, the former Indians second baseman who’s in camp on a minor-league deal, is best remembered by Cubs fans for his ninth-inning drive in World Series Game 7 off Aroldis Chapman that went foul — thankfully.