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 AltmanAugust 28, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/28/26): Wild Card Leaders Look to Quiet Lowder, Reds

The Cubs still lead the Wild Card race despite their poor results on the road over the last week, and…
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Evan AltmanAugust 28, 2026

Quantifying Hope: Cubs’ Odds Barely Impacted by Disappointing Road Trip

The Cubs dropped four of six during their recent road trip, losing three in walk-off fashion, but the disappointing results…
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Evan AltmanAugust 27, 2026

MLB Proposes Free Agency Dead Periods to Compress Signing Windows

Rob Manfred has long been jealous of the way other leagues are able to essentially weaponize free agency to generate…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanAugust 27, 2026

Pete Crow-Armstrong Explains Frustration, Laments How Umps ‘Find New Ways to Screw Something Up’

If you’ve ever snapped at someone, whether in person or online (as is probably more often the case these days),…
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Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2026

PCA Livid, Nearly Ejected After Egregious Balk No-Call

It may not have mattered in the end, but it sure was big at the time. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off…
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Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2026

Cubs Announce Hiring of Former Investment Banker Kenta Nomoto as Director of Scouting

It would have been unthinkable 20 years ago to see investment banking and a degree from Harvard Business School as…
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Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/26/26): Boyd Bump Day in Rubber Match

The Cubs sandwiched a streak of 30 unanswered runs between walk-off losses and are now in danger of dropping their…
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Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2026

Josiah Hartshorn Joins Exclusive Club with 100 RBI as Teenager

We’re running out of superlatives for Josiah Hartshorn, who rocketed to the top spot in the Cubs’ prospect rankings in…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2026

Ben Brown’s Return Looms Large as Cubs Could Sure Use More Out-Getters (Updated with Bad News)

At the risk of turning a molehill into a mountain, I find myself growing more than a little concerned by…
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Evan AltmanAugust 25, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/25/26): Holmes Looks to Make Chase Field No-Fly Zone

The Cubs won a relatively forgettable game last night that was made interesting only because of a heated verbal exchange…
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