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 14, 2021

Rob Manfred Trashes Sinclair’s Plans for RSN Streaming Service

The unicorn for sports fans has long been an à la carte streaming service that allows them to watch games…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 13, 2021

Report: Cubs Naming Former Cleveland AGM Carter Hawkins New GM

According to a report from The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli, the Cubs are finalizing a deal with Cleveland assistant general manager…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 13, 2021

Among Potential Big-Ticket Cubs Targets, Carlos Correa Makes More Sense Than Marcus Stroman

For those of you who actually made it past the headline, let me say right away that I don’t believe…
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Evan AltmanOctober 11, 2021

Early Projections Have Cubs Giving Modest Arb Raises, Though Eligible Group May Shrink Before Then

We’re still several weeks away from the date by which teams must decide whether or not to tender contracts to…
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Evan AltmanOctober 11, 2021

Could Cubs Pursue Justin Verlander in Free Agency After Whiffing on 2017 Trade?

The Cubs had a chance to land Justin Verlander back in 2017 at the 11th hour of the waiver-trade deadline…
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Evan AltmanOctober 9, 2021

Jed Hoyer Nearing End of GM Search, Could Make Decision Next Week

According to Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, Jed Hoyer is nearing the end of his lengthy search…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 8, 2021

Cubs Name Brennen Davis, DJ Herz MiLB Player and Pitcher of the Year

The Cubs have named outfielder Brennen Davis the Buck O’Neil Cubs Minor League Player of the Year and left-handed pitcher…
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Evan AltmanOctober 6, 2021

Cubs Prioritizing Power Pitching to Improve Rotation That ‘Simply Wasn’t Good Enough’

David Ross had already indicated that the Cubs would be on the lookout for two starters this winter, so it…
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Evan AltmanOctober 6, 2021

Master Strategist Mike Borzello Not Returning Next Season

Jed Hoyer dropped a bit of a bombshell during his postmortem press conference Wednesday morning, announcing that associate pitching coach…
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Evan AltmanOctober 6, 2021

Theo Epstein Not Candidate for Mets Front Office

Sometimes even the most seasoned firefighter needs to understand when a raging inferno is simply too out of control to…
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