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 AltmanMay 19, 2023

Guess These 10 Cubs Players by Their Statcast Percentile Rankings

It’s Friday and I’m exhausted both mentally and physically with the promise of further exhaustion to come over the next…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 17, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/17/23): Morel in CF, Mervis at 1B, Smyly Starting

The Cubs have lost four games in a row and they haven’t looked particularly competitive in any of them. Nico…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 16, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/16/23): Madrigal Leads Off at 3B, Morel Bats Third, Steele Starting

Apologies for the lack of insight here, I didn’t have time to do my research. I will say that the…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2023

Northwestern Baseball Faces Notre Dame at Wrigley Tuesday Night

The Cubs are still in Houston to face the Astros, but there will be baseball at Wrigley Field Tuesday night…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2023

The Rundown Lite: Morel’s Mercurial Performance, Bellinger’s Knee, Taillon’s BABIP, Fulmer’s Future, Contreras Catching Again

It’d be much easier to operate this site and the dormant Rant Live podcast if the responsibilities of life didn’t…
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Game Day

Evan AltmanMay 15, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/15/23): Morel in LF, Happ DH, Taillon Starting

After winning two in a row to stoke the fires of hope once more, the Cubs lost twice to the…
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Evan AltmanMay 15, 2023

Cubs Select Nick Burdi, Option Hayden Wesneski as Precursor to Kyle Hendricks Returning

The Cubs made a series of moves Monday, one of which has been anticipated for quite some time. Another was…
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Evan AltmanMay 15, 2023

Marcus Stroman’s Struggles to Adjust During Game Seem to Contradict Initial Pitch Clock Strategy

Marcus Stroman said during spring training that he had plans to use the pitch clock to his advantage, though he…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 15, 2023

Pete Crow-Armstrong Moves to No. 15 Overall, Cade Horton Among Biggest Risers in Updated Top 100 Rankings

MLB Pipeline has updated its top 100 prospect rankings and the Cubs have three representatives rising up the charts. The…
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Evan AltmanMay 14, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/14/23): Morel Bats Leadoff in CF, Madrigal at 2B, Stroman Starting Rubber Match

Saturday’s blowout looms large, but the Cubs won the opener on Friday and can still leave Minneapolis with a series…
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