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.

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Evan AltmanMay 2, 2025

Fun with Cubs Numbers: Perusing Statcast’s Top Performers Leaderboard

I ran the first installment of this column a little over a week ago to a pretty strong positive response,…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 2, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Enter Weekend Boasting 72% Postseason Odds

The Cubs aren’t entirely out of the woods in terms of their tough early schedule, especially with the Giants looming…
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Evan AltmanMay 1, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/1/25): Amaya Catching, Lopez at 3B, Rea Facing Skenes

The Cubs couldn’t carry their power from the series opener into last night’s loss, and now they face a man…
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Evan AltmanMay 1, 2025

Matt Shaw Making Adjustments at Iowa, Still Significant Room to Improve

Matt Shaw and Gage Workman opened the season as the Cubs’ primary third base options, but now one is in…
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Evan AltmanApril 30, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/30/25): Busch Batting Cleanup, Kelly Catching, Boyd Starting

Nothing washes away the funk of losing two straight at home like heading to an empty ballpark in Pittsburgh and…
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Evan AltmanApril 30, 2025

Cubs Promoting RHP Chris Flexen to Provide Depth

As first reported by ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, the Cubs are promoting righty Chris Flexen from Triple-A Iowa. Signed to a…
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Evan AltmanApril 30, 2025

Reconfigured Lineup Pays Immediate Dividends in Pirates Series Opener

There comes a point at which lip service will no longer suffice to answer questions that have been repeated daily…
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Evan AltmanApril 29, 2025

Shōta Imanaga Exits Scoreless Outing Early with Trainer (Updated)

Shōta Imanaga was rolling through five scoreless innings in Pittsburgh, but left after giving up a leadoff double to Andrew…
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Evan AltmanApril 29, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/29/25): Kelly Batting Cleanup, Swanson 8th, Imanaga Starting

The Cubs just had their sixth and final off-day of April, which is as many as they’ll have in May…
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Evan AltmanApril 29, 2025

Cubs Reportedly ‘Convinced They Gotta Break Bank’ for Kyle Tucker

The possibility of a Kyle Tucker extension has remained near the top of Cubs headlines since the moment he was…
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