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.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 8, 2025

Tyler Zombro Provides ‘Kick’ in Cubs Front Office, Eventually Wants to Run an Organization

Putting out more than one piece about a new front office hire who isn’t running baseball ops might seem like…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 8, 2025

Former Cub Brian Matusz Passes Away at 37

Former big league pitcher Brian Matusz passed away Tuesday at the age of 37, as first reported by MASN’s Roch…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 7, 2025

Even for ‘Big-Spending’ Cubs, Pete Alonso Not a Consideration with Scott Boras Reportedly Seeking $200M+

The Cubs have done so little over the last week and change that the only columns I’ve written in the…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 6, 2025

Cubs Reportedly Among Teams Interested in Former White Sox 3B Yoán Moncada

The Cubs have stripped away nearly all of their big-league depth at third base, leaving Matt Shaw as the clear…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 3, 2025

Cubs Among Teams Making Offers to Korean IF Hyeseong Kim

Update: Womp, womp. The Dodgers have reportedly reached an agreement with Kim on a three-year deal. I may update again…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2025

Understanding Motor Preferences Could Help Cubs, Other Orgs Improve Player Development

Fair warning: The rambling and only cursorily edited treatise that follows is almost entirely hypothetical and based on what is…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2025

Latest Alex Bregman-Cubs Rumor Sounds Like Scott Boras Seeking Leverage

Remember how rumors of the Cubs being interested in Corbin Burnes conveniently cropped up as soon as they’d officially cleared…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2024

Cubs Sign LHP Caleb Thielbar

It’s the perfect night to have a happy hour, so the Cubs had perfect timing in announcing a one-year deal…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2024

Quick Look at CI’s 2024 Results

Just for funsies, I wanted to look back at what we were able to do this year. Our stable of…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2024

Cubs on Short List as Roki Sasaki Returns to Japan Following Round of In-Person Meetings

Wasserman’s Joel Wolfe, the agent for free-agent pitcher Rōki Sasaki, spoke with reporters Monday evening via Zoom to provide updates…
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