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 AltmanDecember 16, 2024

Cubs Reportedly Still Eyeing Marlins Lefty Jesús Luzardo, Veteran Reliever Kirby Yates

The Cubs weren’t able to make much progress on the Cody Bellinger-to-the-Yankees trade that felt like a foregone conclusion last…
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Evan AltmanDecember 15, 2024

Cubs Rumor Roundup: Nico Hoerner More Likely to Stay, $10M Gap in Cody Bellinger Talks with Yanks, Luis Castillo and Jesus Luzardo on Radar

Rather than splitting these up across multiple posts, it seemed prudent to combine them and save us all a little…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 13, 2024

Here’s Why Kyle Tucker Was Worth Big Haul Even as Rental

Kyle Freaking Tucker. King Tuck. Whatever you want to call him, just call him the Cubs’ best player. This whole…
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Evan AltmanDecember 13, 2024

Cubs Finally Announce Carson Kelly Signing

The Cubs had agreed to a deal with catcher Carson Kelly earlier in the week but needed to wait for…
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Evan AltmanDecember 13, 2024

Cubs Get Kyle Tucker from Astros for Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski, Cam Smith

I’m late to the party on this one because I was in a tattoo chair when the news broke, and…
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Evan AltmanDecember 13, 2024

Let’s All Get Really Mad or Excited About 4 Paths Cubs Could Follow

Social media is no different from the playground in elementary school, with hearsay traveling like wildfire across a windswept plain…
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Evan AltmanDecember 12, 2024

Cody Bellinger Trade Talks Reportedly Include Yanks’ No. 5 Prospect Will Warren, Money Still Main Issue

It feels like a matter of when rather than if Cody Bellinger is moved, and it may just be a…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanDecember 12, 2024

Thoughts on Kyle Tucker Trade Rumors, Potential Interest in Pete Alonso, Need to Switch Lanes

The Thursday of the Winter Meetings is like the last day of vacation, with everyone packing up and dragging ass…
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Evan AltmanDecember 12, 2024

Cubs ‘Viable Contender’ for Rōki Sasaki, May Have Uphill Climb Based on Pitcher’s Preferences

The Cubs have already submitted an introductory presentation to Rōki Sasaki and Joel Wolfe, the high-profile agent at Wasserman who…
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Evan AltmanDecember 11, 2024

Interesting Ménage à Trois Developing Between Cubs, Astros, Yankees

The Cubs have been very heavily connected to right fielder Kyle Tucker, who the Astros seem increasingly likely to move.…
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