Watch out what you want for, not less than if you happen to’re new Chicago White Sox pitcher Aaron Civale.
Civale, 30, was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the White Sox in a one-for-one swap involving first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who heads to Wisconsin within the deal.
ESPN’s Jesse Rogers was the primary to report the information.
Civale had publicly requested a trade from the Brewers after Milwaukee was planning to maneuver the veteran right-hander to the bullpen due to the emergence of prime pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski, who tossed 5 hitless innings in his MLB debut on Thursday in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals.
It is unclear what the White Sox’s plans are for Civale, however given the state of their rotation, it appears seemingly that he’ll begin there, with the likelihood that he may very well be flipped once more this summer time as Chicago continues its rebuild.
The precise-hander posted a 4.91 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 5 begins with the Brewers earlier than being traded, not precisely high-end manufacturing for a Milwaukee membership that has usually fared effectively on the pitching facet lately.
As for Andrew Vaughn, his underwhelming White Sox tenure concludes with destructive WAR and a measly .531 OPS in 2025. The hope right here is {that a} change of surroundings can unlock the shape that noticed Vaughn crank 21 residence runs over a full 2023 marketing campaign, although even that determine feels pedestrian when juxtaposed in opposition to his once-promising standing as a top-three draft decide again in 2019.
Heading into play on Friday, the Brewers rank just 25th in MLB in team OPS (.676), so if the 27-year-old Vaughn decide can get again to slugging, Milwaukee’s offensive manufacturing would stand to learn tremendously.
Total, it looks as if all sides are getting what they need out of this commerce, even when Civale has to eat a slice of humble pie for now.
