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 AltmanNovember 14, 2024

Sounds Like Roki Sasaki’s Reps Encouraging All Teams to Make Pitch

It’s been roughly 48 hours since I wrote something about Roki Sasaki, which means I may have to pump out…
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Evan AltmanNovember 12, 2024

Angels Sign Potential Cubs Target Travis d’Arnaud to 2-Year Deal

No longer content to simply add former Cubs, the Angels have now begun picking off Jed Hoyer’s potential offseason targets.…
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Evan AltmanNovember 12, 2024

Another Report Has Cubs in ‘Midtier Pitching Market’ While Possibly Dangling Hoerner, Bellinger

File this one under stuff we already know but will write about anyway because, well, there’s nothing else going on…
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Evan AltmanNovember 12, 2024

Discussing How Cubs May Handle Matt Shaw’s Leg Kick Moving Forward

Greg Huss of North Side Bound quipped recently that kids will grow up imitating Matt Shaw‘s leg kick, to which…
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Evan AltmanNovember 12, 2024

Watch: Matt Shaw Blasts Another Homer for Team USA

Just put him on the 26-man roster right now and figure the rest out along the way. Third baseman Matt…
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Evan AltmanNovember 11, 2024

More on Roki Sasaki Posting Process, Cubs Hire Japanese Firm to Boost Injury Prevention Efforts

The titular topics may not be directly related, but they’re not totally unrelated either. Due to the nature of Roki…
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Evan AltmanNovember 11, 2024

Watch: Matt Shaw Blasts Walk-Off HR for Team USA in Premier12 Tourney

It wasn’t your typical walk-off homer, but Matt Shaw‘s blast on Sunday night ended Team USA’s game against the Netherlands…
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Evan AltmanNovember 9, 2024

All-World Righty Roki Sasaki to Be Posted, Courtship Should Shape Pitching Market

In a surprise development, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced early Saturday morning (US time) that they will be posting 23-year-old…
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Evan AltmanNovember 8, 2024

Shocker: Cubs Don’t Intend to Pursue Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes

This is my shocked face. We’ve all known for a while now that the Cubs aren’t going to spend what…
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Evan AltmanNovember 8, 2024

Quick Injury Updates on Ben Brown, Jordan Wicks, Cade Horton

I’m feeling pretty mentally drained at the moment, so let’s just attack this in rapid-fire form and get on to…
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