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 AltmanOctober 16, 2023

Alyssa Nakken Interviews for Giants Managerial Opening, Kim Ng No Longer Marlins GM

It’s been a very busy couple of days for trailblazing women in Major League Baseball, though it’s yet to be…
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Evan AltmanOctober 15, 2023

Totally Comprehensive, Very Serious List of Cubs Superlatives for 2023

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m still in kind of a writing funk and would just as soon take…
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Evan AltmanOctober 12, 2023

Phillies Are What Cubs Were Supposed to Be, Maybe What They Still Can Be

Bryce Harper wanted to come to Chicago. Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber wanted to stay in Chicago. Instead, all three…
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Evan AltmanOctober 11, 2023

Tom Ricketts Shares ‘Desire to Finish Race’ in Open Letter to Cubs Fans

Feel free to make of this whatever you like. Cubs Fans, This wasn’t the way we wanted the season to…
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Evan AltmanOctober 11, 2023

Jed Hoyer Needs to Create More Space for Young Players to Work Through Failure

Several young Cubs hitters received a great deal of criticism this season because they didn’t immediately reproduce or improve upon…
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Evan AltmanOctober 10, 2023

Cubs Reportedly Part Ways with Strategy Coach Craig Driver, Bullpen Coach Chris Young

According to a report from Jon Heyman, the Cubs are no longer employing game strategy coach Craig Driver and bullpen…
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Evan AltmanOctober 10, 2023

Trade, Sign, Trust: 3 Ways Jed Hoyer Can Address Roster Needs at 4 Positions This Winter

The short answer to the titular question is that Jed Hoyer can upgrade the Cubs’ roster by signing or trading…
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Evan AltmanOctober 9, 2023

Cubs Need Power Pitching, Tyler Glasnow ‘Seems Likely to Be in Trade Discussions’

Among several other needs this winter, the Cubs would do well to address the lack of swing and miss in…
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Evan AltmanOctober 8, 2023

Cubs Projected for Approximately $10.5M in Arb Raises, Won’t Keep All Eligible Players

The Cubs have nine arbitration-eligible players this year, none of whom are yet in the range where Tom Ricketts will…
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Evan AltmanOctober 6, 2023

Mets Provide More Reason to Feel Better About Your Team as GM Billy Eppler Steps Down

The Cubs have given us plenty of reasons to criticize them over the last few years (and beyond, of course),…
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