5 Biggest Takeaways for Chicago Cubs Following MLB Opening Week

Expectations are extremely high for the Cubs this season and the regular season is finally underway. 2015 got off to a rocky start with the Cubs getting shut out at home to start the year, but there's plenty of season left to be played. 

It's dangerous to read too much into a team's first three games, but based on some trends that are already emerging, here are the five biggest things fans can take away from the team's performance over the first few days of the season.

All stats used in this story are taken from Baseball-Reference.

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