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 AltmanJanuary 7, 2023

Tucker Barnhart Talks Moving Back to Lefty-Only Hitting, Psychology of Catching

Shortly after meeting with the Chicago media for the first time, new Cubs catcher Tucker Barnhart joined Ian Happ and…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 6, 2023

Cubs Leaning Heavily on Defense, Chemistry as Means to Raise Performance Floor

No one outside the Cubs organization is predicting them to be favorites in the NL Central, let alone the league…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 5, 2023

Cubs Release Alfonso Rivas Following DFA

The Cubs designated first baseman Alfonso Rivas for assignment last month in order to make room for lefty Anthony Kay…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 5, 2023

Cubs Sign Former Rockies C Dom Nuñez to Minors Deal, P.J. Higgins DFA Still Unresolved

We’re still waiting to find out what will happen with Alfonso Rivas and P.J. Higgins following their recent designations, but…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 4, 2023

Red Sox Sign Rafael Devers to 11-Year, $332M Extension

Welp, we can cross one huge name off the Cubs’ 2024 wish list. As first reported by Carlos Baerga and…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 4, 2023

Cubs Reach Agreement with Eric Hosmer

Per Jesse Rogers, the Cubs have reached agreement with former Padres and Red Sox first baseman Eric Hosmer. The Cubs…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 4, 2023

Cubs Trade RHP Erich Uelmen to Phillies for Cash

A few days after designating him for assignment to clear a space for Drew Smyly, the Cubs have traded righty…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 4, 2023

Cubs Bring Brad Wieck Back on 2-Year Minors Deal

According to Robert Murray of FanSided, the Cubs are bringing lefty Brad Wieck back on a two-year minor league deal.…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 4, 2023

Early Odds Give Shohei Ohtani 80% to Earn More Than $500M in Free Agency

The Cubs were one of the finalists to land Shohei Ohtani in 2017 and they’ve been named among the teams…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 3, 2023

Cubs Reportedly Close to Deal with Eric Hosmer

According to Jon Heyman, the Cubs are close to a deal with first baseman Eric Hosmer. Because Hosmer is being…
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