Overview
- The Cubs traded for right-hander Aaron Civale on Saturday, sending 22-year-old minor‑league righty Aiden Moffett and cash to Oakland.
- Chicago added Civale to provide immediate innings and rotation depth after a wave of injuries that include Cade Horton (season-ending Tommy John surgery) and sidelined starters Jameson Taillon, Edward Cabrera, Ben Brown and Justin Steele.
- Civale signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the A’s in February, was 5-7 with a 5.42 ERA in 16 games this season, missed roughly three weeks with right shoulder tendinitis and had been designated for assignment before the trade.
- Oakland made parallel roster moves the same day, placing Justin Sterner on the 15-day injured list, selecting Geoff Hartlieb’s contract and designating Joey Meneses for assignment while adding Moffett as a low-cost prospect despite his high ERA and walk totals in rookie/Single‑A innings.
- The deal is a low-cost, short-term pickup for the Cubs that leans on Civale’s eight years of big-league experience and his prior effective relief work with Chicago, while the A’s continue to shuffle veteran pieces and prioritize younger, controllable arms before the August trade deadline.