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 AltmanDecember 3, 2024

Rob Manfred Floats Lead Trial Balloon with ‘Golden At-Bat’ Farce

Long envious of the headline-grabbing nature of other major sports’ accelerated free agency periods, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently sought…
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Evan AltmanDecember 3, 2024

Catching Options Dwindling as Potential Cubs Target Kyle Higashioka Joins Rangers

Just a few days ago, we looked at a Cubs offseason that saw the additions of two non-tendered closers, an…
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Evan AltmanDecember 2, 2024

Cubs Reportedly Among Most Active Teams in Reliever Market

The Cubs are “one of the most active teams in the industry on bullpen arms” according to MLB Network’s Jon…
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Evan AltmanDecember 2, 2024

Cubs Reportedly Sign LHP Matthew Boyd to 2-Year, $29M Deal

The Cubs made their first significant move of the offseason, with Jon Heyman reporting they’ve signed lefty Matthew Boyd to…
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Evan AltmanDecember 1, 2024

Cubs Promote Minors Pitching Development Coordinator Casey Jacobson to Assistant Pitching Coach

It’s been a long weekend filled with family, friends, food, and football, which is why I haven’t written anything in…
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Evan AltmanNovember 29, 2024

Cubs Sign RHP Brooks Kriske

The Cubs have signed righty reliever Brooks Kriske, as he announced via social media a few days ago. It went…
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Evan AltmanNovember 29, 2024

Here’s What Cubs’ Mid-Market Offseason Strategy Might Look Like

Let me go ahead and say right off the jump that I don’t agree with the Cubs acting like their…
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Evan AltmanNovember 27, 2024

Team USA Manager Mike Scioscia Believes Matt Shaw Can Play 3B for Cubs

Team USA may have only taken home bronze in the Premier12 tournament, but a strong finish allowed them to end…
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Evan AltmanNovember 26, 2024

New Cubs FO Hire Tyler Zombro Could Have Simple Way to Boost Pitching Performance

The Cubs recently hired former minor league reliever Tyler Zombro away from Tread Athletics to aid the front office in…
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Evan AltmanNovember 25, 2024

Cubs Reported Desire to Shop Cody Bellinger ‘Worst-Kept Secret’ of GM Meetings

I wonder if this latest report from Bob Nightengale will earn him more stern words from Jed Hoyer when the…
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