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.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanApril 23, 2025

Moisés Ballesteros Could Be Injury Away from Chicago

What do you call a fire hydrant with a .389/.444/.583 slash line and 170 wRC+ despite being the fifth-youngest position…
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Evan AltmanApril 22, 2025

Javier Assad Leaves Rehab Start Early Grabbing Side

Javier Assad missed all of spring training with an oblique injury suffered early in camp, but he had begun the…
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Evan AltmanApril 22, 2025

Cubs Promote Righty Reliever Gavin Hollowell, Option Jordan Wicks

The Cubs announced Tuesday that they have recalled righty reliever Gavin Hollowell from Triple-A Iowa. In order to make room…
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Evan AltmanApril 22, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/22/25): Happ Leads Off, Workman at 3B, Imanaga Pitching

The Cubs have played a combined total of zero games against NL Central opponents, but they’re about to play their…
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Evan AltmanApril 22, 2025

Chris Flexen Intriguing Internal Option as Cubs Seek Pitching Help

The Cubs are “already browsing the trade market looking for pitching help” following the unexpected loss of Justin Steele, according…
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Evan AltmanApril 21, 2025

The Rundown Lite: Happ’s Hard-Luck Liner, Horton’s Future, Cubs 4th in MLB Power Rankings

If you’re reading this, you managed to survive yet another wild weekend of Cubs baseball. Friday’s game was particularly anomalous,…
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Evan AltmanApril 20, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/20/25): Kelly Catching, Berti at 3B, Taillon Tossing

Happy Easter to those who observe, and happy 4/20 to those who enjoy puffing the cheeba. I wonder if head…
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Evan AltmanApril 19, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/19/25): Amaya Catching, Berti at 3B, Brown Bump Day

I pride myself in providing you with lots of info on the matchups in these lineup posts, but doing so…
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Evan AltmanApril 18, 2025

Justin Steele Undergoes Elbow Surgery

Justin Steele pitched his best outing of the season on April 7 against the Rangers, but he began feeling discomfort…
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Evan AltmanApril 18, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/18/25): Happ Leads Off, Bruján at 3B, Rea Making Second Start

Folks, we are about to embark upon a stretch of eight Cubs home games with start times no later than…
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