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 AltmanJune 25, 2026

MLB’s Proposal to Eliminate QO, Deferred Compensation Not Fooling Players

I’ll keep this brief because the negotiations between owners and players on a new MLB collective bargaining agreement are still…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 25, 2026

Cubs Officially Announce David Peterson Trade, DFA Yosver Zulueta

News broke late last night or early this morning about the Cubs’ acquisition of lefty David Peterson from the Mets,…
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Evan AltmanJune 25, 2026

Cubs Apparently Brought Drew Pomeranz Back on Minors Deal

Somehow lost in the shuffle was the fact that the Cubs have reunited with lefty Drew Pomeranz on a minor-league…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 25, 2026

Cubs Acquire David Peterson from Mets for 1B Prospect Cole Mathis

It looks like the Cubs have officially pushed the Mets into sell mode. Not long after the two teams wrapped…
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Evan AltmanJune 24, 2026

Cubs Claim RHP Bryse Wilson from Phillies, DFA RHP Christian Roa

It’s not quite rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, but the Cubs have made yet another pitching move as Jed…
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Evan AltmanJune 24, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/24/26, Game 2): Shaw Bats Second in LF, Ramírez DH, Imanaga Starting

Holy cow, what’s gotten into the Cubs? Despite striking out 14 times, they put up 10 runs on nine hits…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 24, 2026

Jed Hoyer’s Job Just Got a Helluva Lot More Difficult

The Cubs were already facing an uphill climb over the remainder of the season with Cade Horton done for the…
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Evan AltmanJune 24, 2026

Ben Brown, Edward Cabrera to IL as Cubs Make Several Roster Moves

There were a lot of bad takes last night about how losing Edward Cabrera wasn’t really a big deal, and…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 24, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/24/26, Game 1): Conforto in RF, Ramírez at 3B, Assad Starting

Between Edward Cabrera leaving with a leg injury and Pete Crow-Armstrong being called out on a bizarre play, last night’s…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 23, 2026

Watch: Replay Review Calls PCA Out Following Slide into 2B on Walk

Well, this is something you don’t see every day. Or ever. Pete Crow-Armstrong was on first base following a leadoff…
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