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 AltmanJune 3, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/3/25): Suzuki in RF, Turner DH, Horton Starting

Today starts a stretch of 26 games in 27 days for the Cubs, with 13 of those games coming against…
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Evan AltmanJune 3, 2025

Cubs Rise in Power Rankings, PCA Second in Early MVP Poll, Kyle Tucker Posting Unprecedented Numbers

Rather than falling into my usual trap of getting overly wordy about niche topics, I wanted to touch briefly on…
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Evan AltmanJune 2, 2025

Ryan Pressly Keeps Grinding, Daniel Palencia Excelling with New Fastball Shape

Ryan Pressly hasn’t earned a save since April 13 against the Dodgers and was demoted as the closer following a…
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Evan AltmanJune 2, 2025

Soft Schedule Helping Cubs Say Goodbye to Sunday Scaries

Heading into their third game against the White Sox back on May 18, the Cubs were 1-6 on Sundays and…
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Evan AltmanJune 1, 2025

Cubs Bullpen Notes: Brown’s ‘Relief’ Appearance, Pomeranz Among Surprise Dominating Performances

There was a lot of concern, understandably so, over Ben Brown‘s role moving forward following a pair of outings in…
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Evan AltmanJune 1, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/1/25): PCA Batting Cleanup, McGuire Catching, Taillon Starting

The Cubs closed May on a high note, using a pair of late runs to beat the Reds in a…
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Evan AltmanMay 31, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/31/25): Happ Leads Off, Turner at 1B, Pomeranz Opening

Hey, folks, gonna be really quick again today because I’m heading out to the ballpark for my son’s doubleheader. They…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMay 30, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Over 84% Postseason Odds as May Comes to Close

This one is going to be super brief because the site has been having issues all day and I’m pressed…
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Evan AltmanMay 30, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/30/25): Turner at First, Happ in Left, Rea on Bump

After a “weak sweep” during which they outscored the moribund Rockies by only four runs, the Cubs are 14 games…
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Evan AltmanMay 28, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/28/25): PCA Batting Cleanup, Boyd Pitching as Cubs Go For Sweep

Last night’s win was a bit too close for comfort, especially considering it was against a potentially historically bad team…
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