Evan Altman

Evan Altman is the EIC and co-founder of Cubs Insider and has proclaimed himself Central Indiana's foremost Cubs authority. He is a husband, father, homebrewer, and award-winning blogger with entirely too much pop culture knowledge. Evan's greatest accomplishments include scoring 400 points in Magic Johnson's Fast Break, naming all 10 members of the Wu-Tang Clan in under 3.5 seconds, and winning the Meese Literary Award at Hanover College.

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Evan AltmanAugust 2, 2025

Cubs Add Michael Soroka, DFA Brooks Kriske

This is a quickie, just rolling with the media release: The Chicago Cubs today announced the following roster move: Right-handed…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/1/25): Hoerner Leads Off, Kelly Batting Cleanup, Horton Starting

The calendar just turned to August with the Cubs a game out of first place and Wrigley Field was just…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2025

Cubs Announce Post-Deadline Roster Moves

It’s been pretty busy around these parts this morning, so I’m going the lazy route by sharing the press release……
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2025

MLB Officially Announces Cubs Will Host 2027 All-Star Game at Wrigley Field

Though it’s been pending for months now, MLB finally made it official. During a Friday morning press conference at Wrigley…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Emerge from Deadline with 97% Postseason Odds

The trade deadline came and went like a fart in the wind as the Cubs went with lower-cost depth additions…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2025

Cubs DFA Ryan Pressly to Accommodate New Trade Acquisitions

In a move that seemed pretty obvious once the Cubs traded for Andrew Kittredge and Taylor Rogers, the Cubs have…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2025

Several Big-Name Starters Stay Put at Deadline as Cubs, Other Teams Fail to Meet High Prices

At the risk of sounding like a Jed Hoyer apologist, this was a really weird deadline when it came to…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2025

Cubs Acquiring RP Taylor Rogers from Pirates

As first reported by Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs are acquiring lefty reliever Taylor Rogers from the Pirates. The return is…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2025

Cubs’ Reported Refusal to Move Moises Ballesteros Holding up Trade Talks

According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, the Cubs are declining to part with No. 2 prospect Moisés Ballesteros in trade talks.…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2025

Padres’ Big Pitching Acquisition Could Mean They’re Looking to Move Dylan Cease, Robert Suárez

The Cubs missed on one Suárez when Eugenio was traded to the Mariners, but perhaps they could pivot to another…
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