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 AltmanNovember 22, 2023

Bo Bichette-to-Cubs Trade Speculation Gains Credence, Still Seems Nearly Impossible

The only thing more plentiful than rumors this time of year are all the hypothetical scenarios being thrown around, most…
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Evan AltmanNovember 22, 2023

Even Landing Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto Wouldn’t Mean Cubs Focused Solely on 2024

As much as I enjoy sifting through all the various rumors and reports during the offseason, there comes a point…
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Evan AltmanNovember 21, 2023

Cubs Promote Farm Director Jared Banner to Assistant GM

As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Cubs are promoting Jared Banner from VP of player development to assistant…
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Evan AltmanNovember 21, 2023

Where Do You Believe Cubs Payroll Will Fall in 2024?

Every discussion about the Cubs’ potential pursuit of this free agent or that trade target inevitably comes back to how…
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Evan AltmanNovember 21, 2023

Pitching Market Gaining Steam with Lance Lynn, Reynaldo López Signings

Aaron Nola is the biggest free-agent signing of the offseason so far, though it doesn’t really feel that way since…
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Evan AltmanNovember 20, 2023

Cubs Reportedly Sign Lefty Reliever Edwin Escobar

It’s not Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, or Shota Imanaga, but the Cubs have signed a pitcher out of Japan. Former…
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Evan AltmanNovember 20, 2023

Cubs Clear Infamous Season Ticket Waiting List, Allow Fans to Purchase Immediately

Maybe this will finally put an end to the asinine trope that Wrigley Field always sells out no matter what.…
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Evan AltmanNovember 19, 2023

Aaron Nola Reportedly Staying in Philly on 7-Year Deal

The Phillies and Aaron Nola have agreed to a new deal that will keep the righty in town for seven…
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Evan AltmanNovember 19, 2023

Shohei Ohtani Not in Mariners’ ‘Realistic Agenda’ This Winter, Tyler Glasnow Trade May Follow Top FA Signings

This figures to be a pretty slow period as we head into Thanksgiving and the dust settles from all the…
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Evan AltmanNovember 18, 2023

Cubs Pitching Coach Tommy Hottovy, Hitting Coach Dustin Kelly Indeed Expected to Stay

Despite the Cubs’ shocking managerial switch, the belief has been that Craig Counsell would keep several members of the previous…
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