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 AltmanJanuary 12, 2024

Christopher Morel Not Attending CubsCon, Speculation Ensues

Christopher Morel will not be attending Cubs Convention this weekend, which is understandable given the nasty weather descending upon Chicagoland…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 11, 2024

Cubs Reach Agreements with All Arb-Eligible Players

In addition to their $4 million agreement with Justin Steele, the Cubs have avoided arbitration with their five remaining eligible…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 11, 2024

Cubs, Justin Steele Avoid Arbitration with $4M Salary for ’24

The Cubs and lefty Justin Steele avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $4 million salary for the 2024 season, his…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 11, 2024

Cubs Reportedly Acquiring Righty Reliever Yency Almonte, 3B Michael Busch from Dodgers

As first reported by Juan Toribio, Dodgers beat writer for MLB.com, the Cubs and Dodgers are working on a deal…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 11, 2024

Cubs Predicted to Win World Series…in 2031

Let me open with apologies to those of you who despise anything that carries even a whiff of frivolity. When…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 11, 2024

Buzz Continues Around Cubs Possibly Landing Multiple Top Remaining FAs

Could the Shōta Imanaga signing be the first bit of water over a spending dam that’s ready to give way?…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 10, 2024

Cubs Still Looking at Possible Pillow Deal for Rhys Hoskins

You know what they say about assumptions, but I’m going into this with the belief that you’ve already seen the…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 10, 2024

Shōta Imanaga Brings New Look to Lefty-Heavy Cubs Rotation

With the imminent signing of Shōta Imanaga — barring any snags in Thursday’s physical — the Cubs will add another…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 9, 2024

Cubs Reach Tentative Agreement with Lefty Shōta Imanaga, Physical on Thursday

Even though we just ran a piece about how the Cubs looked like favorites to sign Shōta Imanaga, it makes…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 9, 2024

Growing Sense That Cubs Could Land Shōta Imanaga (Update: They Did)

Update: Always nice to spend 10 extra minutes editing. D’oh! Shota Imanaga has a deal with the Cubs @BNightengale 1st…
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