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 AltmanJanuary 20, 2023

Cubs Make Trey Mancini Deal Official, Designate LHP Anthony Kay

The Cubs officially announced Friday that they have signed Trey Mancini, nearly a week after it was reported that they…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 20, 2023

Zack Britton Auditioning for Teams as Lefty Reliever Market Remains in Holding Pattern

The Cubs probably have one more moderately significant move in them this offseason, most likely a lefty reliever to further…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 19, 2023

Matt Mervis Ranked No. 4 1B Prospect, Also Makes First Top 101 List (Updated)

Matt Mervis has worn the scarlet letters of UDFA ever since his name wasn’t called during the truncated 2020 draft,…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 19, 2023

Cubs Keeping Things Simple for Cody Bellinger, Whose Potential Is Based on Confidence

It’s never a good thing to eschew all manner of context and evaluate a player’s ability based solely on what…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 18, 2023

Cubs Have Signed More New Players Than Any Team This Winter, Earning Praise for ‘Sneaky-Big Step Forward’

You can blame my recent streak of optimism on the rah-rah hype and warm fuzzies from Cubs Convention, but Jeff…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 18, 2023

Kyle Hendricks 6 Weeks into Throwing Program, Sounds Like April Is Optimistic Target for Return

Kyle Hendricks is coming off the worst season of his career, which immediately followed what had been his worst season,…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 18, 2023

Jameson Taillon, Tucker Barnhart Developing Early Bond Over Margarita Pics in Return to NL Central

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m going to be leaning pretty heavily into both Tucker Barnhart and…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 17, 2023

Cubs Claim RHP Julian Merryweather from Blue Jays, DFA Manny Rodríguez

The Cubs claimed 31-year-old Julian Merryweather off waivers from the Blue Jays after he had been designated for assignment. To…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 17, 2023

Zach McKinstry ‘Popular Name’ Among Trade Possibilities, Nick Madrigal Getting Reps at 3B

The Cubs have a wealth of middle infielders, two of whom are going to command a huge majority of the…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 17, 2023

Cubs Being ‘Really After’ Xander Bogaerts Might Signal Willingness to Exceed CBT

The Cubs have done a lot over the last few weeks to pull out of the nose-dive their perception was…
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