One day after Aaron Civale requested a trade, the Milwaukee Brewers obliged and shipped the right-hander to the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
In exchange for Civale and cash considerations, the White Sox sent veteran first baseman Andrew Vaughn to the Brewers.
Civale lost his starting role to top prospect Jacob Misiorowski, who threw five no-hit innings in a dazzling debut Thursday to beat the St. Louis Cardinals.
After the team informed Civale that he was moving to the bullpen, his agent, Jack Toffey, made the trade request to Brewers general manager Matt Arnold.
“The conversation was very professional,” Toffey said Thursday, per The Athletic. “I just very respectfully said that Aaron would really like an opportunity to continue his career as a starter. He’s going to be a free agent at the end of the year.”
Toffey added that Civale was not disgruntled but merely examining his options.
“Aaron is not angry or banging his fist on the table,” Toffey said. “But it’s a little confusing because he did not pitch his way out of the rotation whatsoever. It’s more of a subjective choice the organization is making.”
Civale, who turned 30 on Thursday, has recorded all 122 of his regular-season appearances as a starter. He did come out of the bullpen in a Game 1 loss of the 2024 National League wild-card series against the New York Mets, throwing three scoreless innings.
Civale is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in five starts this season with Milwaukee. He is 40-37 with a 4.06 ERA in his career with Cleveland (2019-23), the Tampa Bay Rays (2023-24) and Brewers, who traded for him last July.
Vaughn, 27, was demoted to Triple-A Charlotte last month after hitting .189 with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 48 games this season.
Vaughn has batted .248 with 77 homers and 293 RBIs in 610 games since the White Sox drafted him third overall in the 2019 MLB Draft.
–Field Level Media
