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 AltmanOctober 31, 2024

Report: Cubs Adding Quintin Berry as 3B Coach

This one felt like a strong possibility as news about various coaching staffs trickled out during the playoffs. With a…
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Evan AltmanOctober 31, 2024

Clock Officially Ticking on Cody Bellinger’s Decision, Cubs’ 40-Man Moves

The Dodgers are World Series champions, proving once again that all you need is a little pluck, good chemistry, and…
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Evan AltmanOctober 30, 2024

White Sox Hiring Former Cubs Coach Will Venable as Manager

Did…did the White Sox just make a really smart move? Long mired in organizational incompetence and fresh off the worst…
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Evan AltmanOctober 29, 2024

Threading Needle Between Glove-First Approach, Bat-First Prospects Won’t Be Easy

In their never-ending quest for value, the Cubs built a roster around defense up the middle that could turn grounders…
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Evan AltmanOctober 28, 2024

Exploring Monster Juan Soto Contract Structure, Which Cubs Should Pursue Even Though They Probably Won’t

Ed. note: I’m a big dummy and mathed wrong, so the Cubs only have about $43 million under the penalty…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 27, 2024

Let’s Play a Little ‘Would You Rather?’ with Various Hypothetical Cubs Moves

Unless you’d like to read about Shohei Ohtani‘s shoulder subluxation or the Yankees’ chances to come back from down 0-2,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 24, 2024

Cody Bellinger’s Future Leads 4 Bold-ish Predictions for Cubs Offseason

The World Series is still a day away and there hasn’t been much news about Craig Counsell‘s coaching staff, so…
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Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2024

Cubs Names Moises Ballesteros MiLB Player of the Year, Brandon Birdsell Pitcher of the Year

I’d love to go a little deeper on this, but time is serving as my enemy at the moment. See…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2024

Pelotero Unveils Hitter Potential Score, Industry’s First Comprehensive Swing Performance Benchmark

Those of you who have been around CI for a while now already know I have a passion for youth…
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Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2024

MLB Testing Automated Check-Swing Challenge System in Arizona Fall League

It’ll be a while before we see this at the highest level, but MLB is testing an automated check-swing challenge…
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