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 AltmanDecember 23, 2023

Patrick Wisdom Should Not Be on Your Festivus Grievance List

Patrick Wisdom is the most polarizing Cub on the roster and he might even run second to Sammy Sosa when…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 22, 2023

Dodgers Add Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Spending Spree Continues, Cubs Remain Budget-Conscious

Not content with one massive contract, the Dodgers went out and landed Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto for $325 million over…
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Evan AltmanDecember 21, 2023

Pitch Clock Reduced as MLB Competition Committee Approves Several Rule Changes

Major League Baseball has announced a series of rule changes, many of which simply adjust changes that were just made…
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Evan AltmanDecember 21, 2023

Cubs Announce Minors Deal with Catcher Joe Hudson

The Cubs officially announced minor league deals with catchers Jorge Alfaro and Joe Hudson and lefty Thomas Pannone on Thursday,…
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Evan AltmanDecember 21, 2023

Jed Hoyer Needs to ‘Meet Competitive Nature of League’ Even for Secondary Targets

The Cubs reportedly balked at Shohei Ohtani‘s asking price, not that it would have mattered based on how things shook…
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Evan AltmanDecember 20, 2023

Craig Counsell Completes Coaching Cadre with Two More Hires

Craig Counsell said during his introductory press conference that he was going to take his time when it came to…
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Evan AltmanDecember 19, 2023

Shane Bieber Trade Return Looks Like Salary Dump Now, Guardians Could Hold

The Cubs have been connected quite strongly to the Guardians this offseason for a number of different players or packages,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 18, 2023

Cubs Reportedly Signing LHP Thomas Pannone to Minors Deal with Camp Invite

Per FanSided’s Robert Murray on The Baseball Insiders podcast, the Cubs are signing lefty Thomas Pannone to a minor-league deal…
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Evan AltmanDecember 18, 2023

CubsCon Schedule Released, No Ricketts Family or Biz Ops Panels This Time

The Cubs released the programming lineup for the 2024 Cub Convention January 12-14 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, and there…
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Evan AltmanDecember 18, 2023

Cubs Among 8 Teams with No FA Spending, Still $2B in Deals to Come

There are two ways we can choose to view the titular knowledge, but let’s start with the purely objective fact…
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