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 AltmanJanuary 3, 2025

Cubs Among Teams Making Offers to Korean IF Hyeseong Kim

Update: Womp, womp. The Dodgers have reportedly reached an agreement with Kim on a three-year deal. I may update again…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2025

Understanding Motor Preferences Could Help Cubs, Other Orgs Improve Player Development

Fair warning: The rambling and only cursorily edited treatise that follows is almost entirely hypothetical and based on what is…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 2, 2025

Latest Alex Bregman-Cubs Rumor Sounds Like Scott Boras Seeking Leverage

Remember how rumors of the Cubs being interested in Corbin Burnes conveniently cropped up as soon as they’d officially cleared…
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Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2024

Cubs Sign LHP Caleb Thielbar

It’s the perfect night to have a happy hour, so the Cubs had perfect timing in announcing a one-year deal…
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Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2024

Quick Look at CI’s 2024 Results

Just for funsies, I wanted to look back at what we were able to do this year. Our stable of…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 31, 2024

Cubs on Short List as Roki Sasaki Returns to Japan Following Round of In-Person Meetings

Wasserman’s Joel Wolfe, the agent for free-agent pitcher Rōki Sasaki, spoke with reporters Monday evening via Zoom to provide updates…
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Evan AltmanDecember 30, 2024

Cubs Reportedly ‘Showing Serious Interest’ in Versatile IF Josh Rojas

Update: Rojas has signed a one-year deal with the White Sox, who were presumably more willing to offer him a…
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Evan AltmanDecember 30, 2024

Cubs Add Righty Reliever Ben Heller on Minors Deal, Upside Outweighs Small-Sample Results

You might scratch your head when seeing that the Cubs signed a 33-year-old reliever with only 62 total MLB innings…
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Evan AltmanDecember 30, 2024

Cubs Notes Roundup: Potential for Rizzo Reunion(?), RP Market Still Sluggish, PCA’s Blazing Speed, Roster Looks Decent

As a general rule, I take it easy this time of year to give myself a chance to recharge a…
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Evan AltmanDecember 29, 2024

Cubs Trade Matt Mervis to Marlins for Vidal Bruján

Matt Mervis was named the Cubs’ Minor League Player of the year in 2023, but was not able to carry…
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