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 AltmanOctober 30, 2024

White Sox Hiring Former Cubs Coach Will Venable as Manager

Did…did the White Sox just make a really smart move? Long mired in organizational incompetence and fresh off the worst…
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Evan AltmanOctober 29, 2024

Threading Needle Between Glove-First Approach, Bat-First Prospects Won’t Be Easy

In their never-ending quest for value, the Cubs built a roster around defense up the middle that could turn grounders…
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Evan AltmanOctober 28, 2024

Exploring Monster Juan Soto Contract Structure, Which Cubs Should Pursue Even Though They Probably Won’t

Ed. note: I’m a big dummy and mathed wrong, so the Cubs only have about $43 million under the penalty…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 27, 2024

Let’s Play a Little ‘Would You Rather?’ with Various Hypothetical Cubs Moves

Unless you’d like to read about Shohei Ohtani‘s shoulder subluxation or the Yankees’ chances to come back from down 0-2,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 24, 2024

Cody Bellinger’s Future Leads 4 Bold-ish Predictions for Cubs Offseason

The World Series is still a day away and there hasn’t been much news about Craig Counsell‘s coaching staff, so…
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Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2024

Cubs Names Moises Ballesteros MiLB Player of the Year, Brandon Birdsell Pitcher of the Year

I’d love to go a little deeper on this, but time is serving as my enemy at the moment. See…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2024

Pelotero Unveils Hitter Potential Score, Industry’s First Comprehensive Swing Performance Benchmark

Those of you who have been around CI for a while now already know I have a passion for youth…
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Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2024

MLB Testing Automated Check-Swing Challenge System in Arizona Fall League

It’ll be a while before we see this at the highest level, but MLB is testing an automated check-swing challenge…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 22, 2024

Matt Shaw Named to USA Baseball’s Premier12 Roster

The 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 tournament features the top 12 teams in the work as December 31,…
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Evan AltmanOctober 22, 2024

Cubs Again Figure to Prioritize ‘Upper Middle-Class’ Pitchers in Free Agency

Does anyone else think of the Cubs as some gaudy, nouveau-riche McMansion built on the site of a more stately…
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