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 AltmanJanuary 9, 2025

Cubs Acquire RHP Matt Festa, DFA Miles Mastrobuoni

The Cubs acquired righty reliever Matt Festa from the Rangers in exchange for cash considerations on Thursday. In order to…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 9, 2025

Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Justin Steele, Other Eligible Players

Thursday at noon CT was the deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to agree to contract terms for the 2025…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 9, 2025

Let’s Find Some Repertoire Unlocks for Cubs Starters

Yesterday’s piece on front office addition Tyler Zombro spurred some questions in the comments that sent me down rabbit trails…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 8, 2025

Tyler Zombro Provides ‘Kick’ in Cubs Front Office, Eventually Wants to Run an Organization

Putting out more than one piece about a new front office hire who isn’t running baseball ops might seem like…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 8, 2025

Former Cub Brian Matusz Passes Away at 37

Former big league pitcher Brian Matusz passed away Tuesday at the age of 37, as first reported by MASN’s Roch…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 7, 2025

Even for ‘Big-Spending’ Cubs, Pete Alonso Not a Consideration with Scott Boras Reportedly Seeking $200M+

The Cubs have done so little over the last week and change that the only columns I’ve written in the…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 6, 2025

Cubs Reportedly Among Teams Interested in Former White Sox 3B Yoán Moncada

The Cubs have stripped away nearly all of their big-league depth at third base, leaving Matt Shaw as the clear…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 3, 2025

Cubs Among Teams Making Offers to Korean IF Hyeseong Kim

Update: Womp, womp. The Dodgers have reportedly reached an agreement with Kim on a three-year deal. I may update again…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2025

Understanding Motor Preferences Could Help Cubs, Other Orgs Improve Player Development

Fair warning: The rambling and only cursorily edited treatise that follows is almost entirely hypothetical and based on what is…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2025

Latest Alex Bregman-Cubs Rumor Sounds Like Scott Boras Seeking Leverage

Remember how rumors of the Cubs being interested in Corbin Burnes conveniently cropped up as soon as they’d officially cleared…
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