{"id":809836,"date":"2026-07-19T08:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809836\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:23:29","slug":"civale-joins-cubs-depleted-pitching-staff-in-trade-with-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809836\/","title":{"rendered":"Civale joins Cubs’ depleted pitching staff in trade with A’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — The Cubs<\/a> acquired right-hander Aaron Civale<\/a> and cash considerations from the Athletics<\/a> for minor league righty Aiden Moffett following a 6-2 win over Minnesota<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

This will be Civale’s second tour with pitching-depleted Chicago after splitting the 2025 season among the Brewers, White Sox and Cubs. He is 5-7 with a 5.42 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) this season with the Athletics, who designated him for assignment Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Civale, 31, signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in February. He had been claimed off waivers by the Cubs on Aug. 31, 2025.<\/p>\n

Civale was 1-0 with one save and a 2.08 ERA in five relief appearances over 13 innings with the Cubs during the remainder of the 2025 regular season. He tossed 4 scoreless innings in one relief outing in the postseason, against Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Civale is 48-51 with a 4.26 ERA over eight major league seasons with six teams.<\/p>\n

The Cubs’ pitching staff, especially their rotation, has been raked by injuries. Cade Horton<\/a> is out for the season (Tommy John surgery), and Jameson Taillon (hamstring), Edward Cabrera (hamstring\/abductor) Ben Brown (neck) and Justin Steele<\/a> (elbow) remain sidelined.<\/p>\n

Moffett, 22, is 1-2 with a 9.67 ERA and one save in 17 games in relief for the Arizona Complex League Cubs and Single-A Myrtle Beach this season.<\/p>\n

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