{"id":944444,"date":"2026-07-19T01:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/944444\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T01:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:23:14","slug":"cubs-acquire-aaron-civale-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/944444\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Acquire Aaron Civale – MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cubs have agreed to a trade with the Athletics, landing righty Aaron Civale<\/a><\/strong> for minor league pitcher Aiden Moffett<\/a><\/strong>, the team announced. Chicago also received cash in the deal.<\/p>\n

The A\u2019s designated<\/a> Civale for assignment on Wednesday. He scuffled to a 5.42 ERA in 16 appearances with the club. The veteran also spent time on the IL with a shoulder injury. Civale gave up eight earned runs over seven innings in his final two outings before the All-Star break. The A\u2019s added him on a one-year, $6MM deal in the winter. The cash heading to Chicago will presumably offset some of the remaining money on the contract.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be the second tour of duty with the Cubs for the well-traveled Civale. He closed the 2025 campaign with the team. Chicago picked him up off waivers from the cross-town rival White Sox. Civale made five relief appearances for the Cubs over the final month of the season.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old Civale was a respectable innings eater as recently as 2024. He finished the year with the Brewers, where he posted a 3.53 ERA across 14 starts. He wasn\u2019t able to replicate those results last season and ended up bouncing to both Chicago clubs. Civale is the latest in a steady stream of veteran arms the Cubs have churned through recently. One of them, Jake Woodford<\/a><\/strong>, just re-upped<\/a> with the team on a minor league deal. Chicago is still without Justin Steele<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Edward Cabrera<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Ben Brown,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jameson Taillon<\/a><\/strong> in the rotation, in addition to a host of reliever injuries.<\/p>\n

Moffett was signed as an undrafted free agent out of West Virginia last summer. He\u2019s appeared in 17 games between the Complex league and Single-A this season. Moffett has struck out more than a batter per inning, but he also has a massive 34.1% walk rate. The righty has handed out 42 free passes in 22 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

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