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 2, 2024

Cubs Announce 2024 Coaching Staff

As of this moment, the Cubs have committed $40 million more to their manager than they have to free agents.…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2024

Cody Bellinger to Cubs Is ‘Next Logical Move’

We’ve already covered this concept more than once, but the Cubs’ abject lack of activity has forced us to turn…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 1, 2024

Cubs Hire New Farm Director, Promote New Pitching Director

As first reported by Astros writer Michael Schwab, the Cubs have hired Jason Kantzler as their new Director of Player…
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Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2023

Red Sox Reportedly Looking to Shed Payroll Prior to Additional FA Pursuits

This might not seem like a Cubs-related topic on the surface, but bear with me for a little while and…
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Evan AltmanDecember 30, 2023

Giants Betting Favorites for 3 Big FAs Also Linked to Cubs, Caveats Abound

As first noted by Larry Brown, the Giants have been installed as betting favorites for three of the top available…
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Evan AltmanDecember 29, 2023

Scott Boras Winter Could Be Causing Cubs’ Offseasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal affective disorder, which conveniently abbreviates to SAD, is a type of depression that often comes along in the winter…
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Evan AltmanDecember 27, 2023

Cubs Now Only Team Without Big-League Acquisition This Offseason

By signing righty reliever Josh Staumont to a one-year deal for a little less than $1 million, the Twins became…
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Evan AltmanDecember 27, 2023

MLB Pipeline Predicts PCA as ROY, Matt Shaw as Biggest Riser

In a change from the tiresome (if still totally understandable) discourse surrounding the Cubs’ big club, the minor league system…
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Evan AltmanDecember 26, 2023

Cody Bellinger’s Market May Have Shrunk as Blue Jays Bring Kevin Kiermaier Back

The Blue Jays have been viewed as one of the top suitors for Cody Bellinger, but that may be changing…
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Evan AltmanDecember 24, 2023

‘Twas the Night Before Cubsmas

‘Twas the night before Cubsmas, you know about that, Not a creature was stirring, not even the rats; Stirrups were…
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