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 AltmanMay 19, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/119/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Still No Hoerner, Taillon Going for Split

First things first, I’d like to extend the happiest birthday wishes to my friend Meg, who may or may not…
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Evan AltmanMay 18, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/24): Hoerner Still Sitting, Wisdom Leads Off, Imanaga Pitching

Sorry, folks, this is going to be another one where I pretty much punt on any kind of breakdown. The…
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Evan AltmanMay 18, 2024

Cubs Acquire LHP Jeff Belge for LHP Richard Lovelady

The Cubs made a deal Saturday to acquire lefty Jeff Belge from Tampa in return for lefty Richard Lovelady, who…
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Evan AltmanMay 18, 2024

Cubs Sign LHP Alex Troop from Kane County Cougars to Minors Deal

The Cubs may not be making noise on the trade market yet, but they continue to scour independent ball for…
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Evan AltmanMay 17, 2024

Cubs Recall RHP Porter Hodge, Place RHP Colten Brewer on 15-Day IL

It just wouldn’t be a normal day if we weren’t talking about another Cubs player going on the IL. Righty…
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Evan AltmanMay 17, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/17/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Happ Bats Second, Bellinger in RF, Hendricks Starting

The Cubs didn’t do much against fireballing righty Jared Jones last night and things don’t get any easier this afternoon…
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Evan AltmanMay 17, 2024

Quantifying Hope: Cubs at 65.3% Playoff Odds, Fall Behind Brewers After Recent Stumbles

The last week hasn’t been particularly kind to the Cubs, with a 3-3 road trip followed by a series-opening loss…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/16/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Happ in LF, Steele Starting

When deployed properly, bullying works. Just look at the way I fixed the Cubs offense by threatening not to type…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2024

Looks Like Pete Crow-Armstrong Forcing His Way into Extended Stay

With zero due respect to those who believe 19 plate appearances constitute a legitimate sample size, Pete Crow-Armstrong didn’t get…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2024

Mason Miller Would Make Nice Addition, Just Not at Insanely Steep Cost

Mason Miller throws the hardest four-seamer in MLB with an average of 100.9 mph and he’s struck out a staggering…
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