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 AltmanMarch 23, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/23/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Amaya DH, Brown on Bump

The Cubs are in their final weekend of spring training and have only three more exhibition games left after this…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMarch 23, 2024

Carl Edwards Jr. Reportedly Opts Out of Minors Deal

Friday brought the unsurprising news that first baseman Dominic Smith had opted out of his minor league deal with the…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 22, 2024

Garrett Cooper Reportedly Makes Cubs’ Opening Day Roster, Dominic Smith Opts Out

As first reported by Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, Garrett Cooper will make the Cubs’ Opening Day roster. That…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 22, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineups (3/22/24): Steele, Assad Starting for Split Squads

This is going to be another of those abnormally brief lineup posts because I’m actually out here in Arizona and…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 22, 2024

Cubs Assign Edwin Escobar to Minors, Spring Roster Now at 36

The Cubs have reduced the spring roster from 37 to 36 players by assigning left-handed pitcher Edwin Escobar to minor…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 22, 2024

Patrick Wisdom Will Open Season on IL, Jameson Taillon Out Until Mid-April

Craig Counsell announced Friday that Patrick Wisdom will indeed start the season on the IL as the result of a…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 22, 2024

Drew Smyly to Pen as Jordan Wicks, Javier Assad Join Rotation

This news is a little stale because I didn’t want to pay $19 for wifi on my flight to Phoenix,…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 21, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/21/24): Happ Leads Off, Cooper RF, Smyly Starting

The Cubs’ bats have been largely silent of late, so it’d be nice to see a little more offense now…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 21, 2024

Cubs Reduce Spring Roster to 37

The Cubs announce today that they have reduced the spring roster from 42 to 37 players. The biggest move was…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 21, 2024

Brennen Davis Apparently Inactive with Any Minor League Groups in Camp

Brennen Davis has been snakebit by injuries throughout his professional career, the latest of which came when he was hit…
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