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 AltmanJuly 26, 2023

Jed Hoyer Could Try to Thread Needle with Ballsy Sell-Buy Moves

Most of the talk so far has been about whether the Cubs would be buyers or sellers at the deadline,…
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Evan AltmanJuly 25, 2023

Cubs Complete Draft Class with Second-Rounder Jaxon Wiggins, Two Others

The Cubs have officially announced the signings of the final three players of their 2023 draft class, highlighted by second-rounder…
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Evan AltmanJuly 25, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/25/23): Tauchman CF, Bellinger 1B, Mastrobuoni 3B, Hendricks Starting

The Cubs are about to embark on a six-game road trip against two very beatable teams and they’re doing so…
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Evan AltmanJuly 25, 2023

Cubs Announce Tentative 2024 Spring Training Schedule

Along with the launch of Marquee’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, the Cubs have announced the tentative 2024 spring training schedule. The…
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Evan AltmanJuly 25, 2023

Marquee Announces DTC Streamer for $20 Per Month

We’ve covered this topic pretty exhaustively in the past, with the most recent piece coming exactly one month ago. I…
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Evan AltmanJuly 25, 2023

Winning Week Makes Decision to Buy Much Easier

The Cubs still haven’t made any firm decisions on whether to buy or sell at the deadline, and they may…
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Evan AltmanJuly 23, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/23/23): Hoerner Leads Off, Amaya Catching, Taillon Starting

I missed yesterday’s lineup due to a youth baseball tourney and this one will be brief for the same reason.…
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Evan AltmanJuly 22, 2023

Dansby Swanson Activated, Jared Young Optioned to AAA

Sorry for the late update here, but we had our final 14U tournament of the season (don’t ask how it…
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Evan AltmanJuly 21, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/21/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Mastrobuoni at 3B, Steele Trying to Slow Ticking of Death Watch

After two rousing victories over the Nationals in which they scored 25 combined runs, the Cubs came out completely flat…
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Evan AltmanJuly 20, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/20/23): Hoerner Leads Off, Mancini at 1B, Stroman Starting

The Cubs have exploded offensively since the 6th inning of Monday night’s loss and they managed to take two of…
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