Aaron Civale heads back to Cubs in trade with the Athletics

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/civale-aaron/0bUCcviD/"]Civale[/a], 31, was originally designated for assignment by the A's before the trade happened. The veteran is tossing a career-worst 5.42 earned run average through 15 starts (16 games) this season. [/p][p]Moffett originally signed with the Cubs in 2025 as an undrafted free agent. He currently has a brutal 8.14 ERA with 37 walks and 24 strikeouts in 21 innings (15 games) out of the bullpen in Single-A this season. [/p][embed guid="733d8913-4015-4165-b001-79536b8d31b8" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2078601850324984243?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Meanwhile, this won't be Civale's first rodeo with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-cubs/j7ZnBQFi/"]Cubs[/a]. The team claimed him off waivers during last season, and he pitched surprisingly well, posting a 2.08 ERA and one save in five appearances out of their bullpen. [/p][p]Civale could be a low-risk, high-reward type of move for a Cubs bullpen that ranks 15th in the league with a 4.08 ERA. Chicago are currently 55-43 this season, sitting 5.5 games behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-brewers/CGzqC60o/"]Milwaukee Brewers[/a] (60-37) for first place in the National League Central Division. [/p][p]As for the A's, they're on the total opposite trend. They have now lost 10 straight games, which is six more losses than the next ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-marlins/ddxzWOqT/"]Miami Marlins[/a] - 4), after giving up 23 runs to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-nationals/CE026gRp/"]Washington Nationals[/a] on Friday - the second time this season the A's have given up 23 runs in a game ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-rockies/naYhNOaA/"]Colorado Rockies[/a] - June 14th). [/p]