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 AltmanJanuary 17, 2023

Zach McKinstry ‘Popular Name’ Among Trade Possibilities, Nick Madrigal Getting Reps at 3B

The Cubs have a wealth of middle infielders, two of whom are going to command a huge majority of the…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 17, 2023

Cubs Being ‘Really After’ Xander Bogaerts Might Signal Willingness to Exceed CBT

The Cubs have done a lot over the last few weeks to pull out of the nose-dive their perception was…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 15, 2023

5 Rambling Thoughts on CubsCon, Team’s Overall Positive Direction

The 2023 Cubs Convention has officially been over for several hours as I’m writing this, but I ended up taking…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 15, 2023

Cubs Make Splash, Add 3 Top-20 Prospects as International Signing Period Opens

The Cubs opened the latest international signing period with a big splash, agreeing to deals with three top-20 international prospects…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJanuary 14, 2023

Cubs Signing Trey Mancini to 2-Year Deal

Looks like we got a surprise CubsCon signing after all. Michael Cerami tweeted Saturday morning that the Cubs were still…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 14, 2023

Cubs Reportedly Still Pursuing Trey Mancini

This will be super short because I’m at CubsCon, but it’s worth noting because a previous report indicated the Cubs might…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 14, 2023

Cubs Reach $10.85M Agreement with Ian Happ, All Arb Salaries Now Set

The Cubs and Ian Happ have reached an agreement on a $10.85 million salary for 2023, the last season of…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 13, 2023

Tom Ricketts Says Spending Will Return to ‘Near CBT Levels,’ Cubs Could Add at Deadline to Boost Postseason Push

As he typically does in the leadup to Cubs Convention, Tom Ricketts joined 670 The Score Friday morning to discuss…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 13, 2023

Cubs Make Eric Hosmer Deal Official, DFA Mark Leiter Jr.

The Cubs officially announced Friday that they have agreed to terms with first baseman Eric Hosmer on a one-year major…
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Evan AltmanJanuary 13, 2023

Wrigley Field Going BYOB! No, Not THAT Way

The Cubs have announced that Wrigley Field is going BYOB for 2023, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to…
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