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 AltmanNovember 5, 2025

Nico Hoerner Should Only Get Better as He Enters Final Year of Extension

Nico Hoerner nearly won the NL batting title while posting a career-high 109 wRC+ and capturing his second Gold Glove…
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Evan AltmanNovember 4, 2025

Shōta Imanaga Becomes Free Agent After He, Cubs Decline Options

The relationship between Shōta Imanaga and the Cubs started off better than expected, but ended far more abruptly than anticipated.…
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Evan AltmanNovember 1, 2025

Cubs Lose Minor League Hitting Coach Rachel Folden to Mets

Maybe this is the Cubs’ penalty for stealing Pete Crow-Armstrong from the Mets four years ago. In a move no…
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Evan AltmanNovember 1, 2025

Disheartened Kris Bryant Not Considering Retirement Despite Persistent Back Pain

Kris Bryant was the best Cubs prospect since Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, and he more than made good on…
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Evan AltmanOctober 31, 2025

Trey Yesavage Could Change How Cubs, Other Orgs View Pitching Development

Rookie righty Trey Yesavage, the 20th overall pick in 2024 out of East Carolina, began this season in Low-A and…
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Evan AltmanOctober 29, 2025

CubsCon 2026 Weekend Passes on Sale Thursday

It’s hard to believe Cubs Convention is less than three months away, but here we are. See the media release…
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Evan AltmanOctober 29, 2025

Cubs Could Target Japanese RHP Tatsuya Imai, Who Throws ‘Wrong Way’ Slider

I’ve been looking for the right time to write about Japanese righty Tatsuya Imai ever since seeing Lance Brozdowski’s breakdown…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 27, 2025

Flipping Highly Coveted BBCOR Bats as Metaphor for Jed Hoyer’s Offseason Pursuits

Have you ever been totally certain a particular situation or decision was such a no-brainer that it had no option…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 23, 2025

Jed Hoyer Developing Baseball-Themed Purge Script as Massive Roster Turnover Looms

It’s spooky season, which means curling up in front of the TV with whatever particular brand of spine-tingling entertainment tickles…
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Evan AltmanOctober 20, 2025

Justin Steele Playing Catch, Could Return by Opening Day

Well before Cade Horton went down, hurting the Cubs’ postseason chances, Justin Steele was lost to an elbow injury. The…
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