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 AltmanNovember 14, 2023

Cubs Add LHP Bailey Horn, RHP Porter Hodge, RHP Michael Arias to 40-Man Roster

The Cubs surprisingly chose to add three minor league pitchers to the 40-man roster on Tuesday in order to protect…
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Evan AltmanNovember 14, 2023

Tyler Glasnow ‘Available Today and This Week’ as Roster Shuffling Begins

Tuesday is the deadline to protect minor leaguers from the Rule 5 Draft by placing them on the 40-man roster,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanNovember 14, 2023

Cubs Again Connected to Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Jeff Passan’s sprawling offseason preview has more than enough content to keep you occupied for a while, so I’m going…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanNovember 14, 2023

Shohei Ohtani ‘Might Be Open to Short-Term Deal’ with Massive AAV

Everything has been trending toward Shohei Ohtani landing the largest contract in baseball history, but it’s possible he’s not targeting…
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Evan AltmanNovember 14, 2023

Craig Counsell Needs New Bench Coach as Pat Murphy Becomes Brewers Manager (Updated)

Craig Counsell offered a series of measured responses during his introductory press conference at Wrigley Field on Monday, repeatedly stating…
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Evan AltmanNovember 13, 2023

Location May Actually Benefit Cubs as Shohei Ohtani Prioritizes Winning, Other Accomplishments

The Cubs lost out on Shohei Ohtani the first time around because they aren’t located on the West Coast and…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanNovember 13, 2023

Odds of Cody Bellinger Returning to Cubs Might Be Getting Better, Still Not Great

The odds of Cody Bellinger returning to the Cubs were seemingly in decline from the moment Jed Hoyer giddily discussed the…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanNovember 13, 2023

Immediate Thoughts on Craig Counsell’s Introductory Presser: ‘It’s Time to Be a Cub’

Craig Counsell was officially introduced as the 56th manager in Chicago Cubs history during a Monday morning press conference at…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanNovember 13, 2023

Cubs Officially Announce Craig Counsell as Manager

You obviously know this already, but they just issued this press release: The Chicago Cubs today will introduce Craig Counsell…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanNovember 13, 2023

Cubs Need to Protect Prospects from Rule 5 Draft by Tuesday

The MLB offseason has been officially open for a while now, but we’ve seen very little movement in terms of…
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