10:30am: MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy reports that the Brewers are sending cash to the White Sox in the deal to even out the difference in the players’ salaries. Civale is making $8MM this year while Vaughn is making $5.85MM. He adds that Milwaukee currently views Vaughn as a first baseman and DH and currently has no plans to use him in the outfield. The Brewers have announced the trade and that Vaughn has been assigned to Triple-A Nashville.
9:05am: The Brewers are trading right-hander Aaron Civale to the White Sox, according to a report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers reports that first baseman Andrew Vaughn is headed to Milwaukee in exchange for Civale.
It’s a quick turnaround after Civale requested a trade away from Milwaukee yesterday. Civale’s trade request came on the heels of the club’s decision earlier this week to bump him from the rotation in order to call up top pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski. Civale, a free agent after the 2025 campaign who struggled a bit last year but has pitched to a 3.32 ERA and 3.92 FIP in four starts since returning from the injured list last month, evidently wants to hold onto a rotation job to set himself up for success in free agency this winter as much as possible.
The 30-year-old’s wish was promptly granted, as he’s now headed for the White Sox. The South Siders have no real hope of competing for a playoff spot this year, but with a patchwork rotation that features multiple Rule 5 draftees it’s not hard to see Civale as a potentially substantial upgrade for their starting rotation. While a team headed for their second-consecutive 100-loss campaign acquiring a rental starting pitcher in the middle of the season is a rare occurrence, it’s not hard to see the logic from Chicago’s perspective given that they’ll have the opportunity to flip Civale to a club with postseason aspirations closer to the trade deadline.
The logic is particularly sound for the White Sox given the player they’re giving up in return. Vaughn was the third-overall pick in the 2019 draft and a longtime top 100 prospect, but his major league career has been a disappointment so far. He entered the 2025 season with a career .253/.310/.415 (102 wRC+) slash line at the major league level and just one season where he had hit at a clip substantially better than league average. Things took a more pronounced nosedive this year, as he’s slashed just .189/.218/.314 (44 wRC+) across 48 games for the White…
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