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 AltmanApril 28, 2025

Matt Shaw Remains Cubs’ Best Solution to 3B Situation

The Cubs have used five different players at third base already this season, and that number will ratchet up to…
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Evan AltmanApril 27, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/27/25): Bruján at 3B, Taillon Starting Rubber Match

The Cubs dominated the Phillies in a shutout win in the Friday opener, then got thumped on Saturday to square…
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Evan AltmanApril 26, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/26/25): Turner Batting Cleanup, Berti at 3B, Brown Starting

The Cubs have yet to drop a home series opener this season, and now they are in position to take…
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Evan AltmanApril 26, 2025

Cubs Trade Gage Workman to White Sox for Cash

Gage Workman‘s time with the Cubs may be over, but he gets to stay in Chicago. Just three days after…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanApril 26, 2025

Deep & Wide: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s New Stance Driving Results

Getting off to a slow start caused a lot of observers to pump the brakes on the Pete Crow-Armstrong hype,…
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Evan AltmanApril 25, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/25/25): Suzuki DH, Kelly Catching, Rea Starting

The start of today’s game has been delayed by rain, but they should be able to get it once the…
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Evan AltmanApril 25, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Boast Nearly 69% Postseason Odds, 16.9% to Clinch Bye

The Cubs have weathered what has been the toughest schedule in MLB by a wide margin with tremendous aplomb, entering…
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Evan AltmanApril 24, 2025

Ryan Pressly Had Knee Drained Tuesday, May Be Available Friday

Ryan Pressly has saved four games for the Cubs, but he didn’t appear in either of the Cubs’ one-run wins…
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Evan AltmanApril 24, 2025

Dansby Swanson May Have Ditched Torpedo Bat Following Early Hype

This probably isn’t something I’d bother covering if the Cubs were playing a game today, but they’re not and my…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanApril 24, 2025

Fun with Cubs Numbers as PCA Stays Hot

With the Cubs enjoying one of an inordinate number of days off here in April, I thought it would be…
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