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.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/1/23): Tauchman in RF, Candelario at 1B, Steele Starting

The Cubs have been active over the last couple of days, adding a new bat for the heart of the…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2023

Cubs Planning to Remove Trey Mancini from Roster

We’ve been writing about this as the best move for the roster, and now it looks like the Cubs agree.…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2023

Jeimer Candelario Reportedly Starting at 1B Tuesday Night

The Cubs have not yet officially added Jeimer Candelario to the active roster and Tuesday’s lineup won’t drop for a…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2023

Cubs Send Adrian Sampson, Manny Rodríguez, IFA Money to Rays for MiLB RHP Josh Roberson

The Cubs made a small deal with the Rays Tuesday, sending righties Adrian Sampson and Manny Rodríguez to the Rays…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2023

Pete Alonso Has Reportedly Been on Trade Market Over Last Week, Mets ‘Price Points Are High’

I have no idea what it would take to get him, but one player would instantly fill the Cubs’ need…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2023

Cubs Still Need to Make Room for Jeimer Candelario on Active Roster

The Cubs made a pair of moves yesterday, adding third baseman and former prospect Jeimer Candelario along with righty reliever…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2023

Cubs Get Righty José Cuas from Royals for Nelson Velázquez

This one was a little unexpected, though the writing was on the wall when Nelson Velázquez remained in Triple-A as…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2023

Cubs Re-Acquire Jeimer Candelario for Kevin Made, DJ Herz

We said this past offseason that the Cubs should have tried to bring Jeimer Candelario back, and more recently we…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/31/23): Hoerner Leads Off, Mancini 1B, Stroman Starting

The Cubs are back home after taking five of six from the White Sox and Cardinals, but now they’ve got…
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Evan AltmanJuly 31, 2023

Pete Crow-Armstrong Finally Promoted to AAA

Pete Crow-Armstrong accumulated 342 plate appearances at Double-A Tennessee, which was probably around 100 more than necessary to prove he…
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