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.

Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 22, 2024

Cubs Leading Way in Early Positional Prospect Rankings

MLB Pipeline will be unveiling its updated top 100 prospect rankings soon, so they’re teasing that with a series of…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 20, 2024

Cubs Appear to Be Maintaining Bargain Bullpen Strategy, Unless Emmanuel Clase Trade Rumors Have Legs

Remember early in the offseason when the thinking was that Jed Hoyer might break from his low-cost, high-volume strategy of…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 18, 2024

High-Ranking Rival Exec Believes Cubs Will Be ‘Super Busy’ Rest of Winter

The Cubs spent the first portion of the offseason doing nothing but signing minor-league deals with pitchers and catchers, then…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 18, 2024

White Sox Reportedly in ‘Serious’ Negotiations to Build New South Loop Ballpark

According to a report from Fran Spielman, Tim Novak, and David Roeder of the Sun-Times, the White Sox are involved…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 17, 2024

Thanks to Amazon Investment, Restructured Diamond Sports Group Will ‘Thrive Beyond 2024’

About a week after a potential deal between Amazon and Diamond Sports Group was shut down, presumably so MLB could…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 17, 2024

Matt Shaw Focused on 3B, Cubs Filling Prospect Rankings

I’ve been really tied up over the last few days and my coverage has been limited as a result, so…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 16, 2024

Cubs Down to Just 56 Backup Catchers as Blue Jays Claim Brian Serven

What was your favorite part of the Brian Serven Era on the North Side? The backup catcher was claimed off…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 15, 2024

Cubs Sign SS Fernando Cruz, MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 International Prospect

As expected, the Cubs have agreed to a deal with 17-year-old Dominican shortstop Fernando Cruz to open the 2024 international…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 14, 2024

Cody Bellinger Was Talk of CubsCon, Front Office Content to Wait Him Out

If Jed Hoyer had picked up the phone last week and presented Scott Boras with an offer of $200 million…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJanuary 13, 2024

Jed Hoyer Embraces Small-Market Mentality, Doesn’t Want to Be Profligate with Money

Jed Hoyer has frequently been accused of operating the Cubs in a manner more befitting his NL Central rivals when…
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