{"id":78973,"date":"2024-07-03T22:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T02:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=78973"},"modified":"2024-07-03T22:50:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T02:50:32","slug":"brewers-rays-aaron-civale-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/03\/brewers-rays-aaron-civale-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Acquire Starter from Rays to Address Rotation Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Still looking to bolster a starting rotation that&#8217;s been decimated by injuries, the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers made a trade toward that end on Wednesday. They traded minor league infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=barrio000gre&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gregory Barrios<\/a> to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/civalaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Civale<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RHP Aaron Civale has been acquired from Tampa Bay in exchange for INF Gregory Barrios. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQ5xjtW0gG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TQ5xjtW0gG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brewers\/status\/1808513230945358087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Civale, 29, went 2-6 with a 5.07 ERA in 17 starts for the Rays this season but comes to the Brewers having posted a 3.82 ERA over his last seven outings. Over six big-league seasons with Cleveland (2019-23) and Tampa Bay (2023-24), Civale is 33-32 with a 4.10 ERA in 103 starts.<\/p>\n<p>He is eligible for arbitration this winter for the first time, leaving him under team control for the next three seasons.<\/p>\n<h2>Brewers Trade for Aaron Civale<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;This guy has a reputation of being a guy that will take the ball every time and compete,&#8221; Brewers manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/murphpa99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Murphy<\/a> said. &#8220;I think he fits in. I really do. My two cents of input on the trade deadline is like, don&#8217;t get them unless they&#8217;re the right people. Don&#8217;t get them unless it fits what&#8217;s going on in this place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Rays were rumored as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/29\/rays-open-trading-starters\/\" target=\"_self\">willing to deal<\/a> some of their starters ahead of the deadline, and that begins with the Civale trade.<\/p>\n<p>Barrios signed with the Brewers as an international free agent in 2021 and had a .796 OPS this season at High-A Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s great to [make a trade] early if you can,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;The kid we traded, Barrios, he&#8217;s a good player, man. They got a good player. He can defend, and his numbers are good in a tough league to hit in. He&#8217;s doing a great job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trades should be that way, right? Both teams should get a good player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In order to make room for Civale on the 40-man roster, Milwaukee designated right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Clarke<\/a> for assignment. The Brewers will need to make a roster move to clear a space on the active roster for Civale, who threw a bullpen session in Arizona Wednesday and could make his Brewers debut as early as this weekend when the team is in Los Angeles to face the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<h3>Ortiz, Paredes to the IL<\/h3>\n<p>Milwaukee made a handful of other moves Thursday. They placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/05\/brewers-rookie-ortiz-premier-third-baseman\/\" target=\"_self\">rookie infielder<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ortizjo06.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Ortiz<\/a> on the 10-day injured list due to neck stiffness. The injury has limited his playing time for much of the last week. Meanwhile, right-handed reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pareden01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enoli Paredes<\/a> went to the 10-day IL with right forearm tendinitis.<\/p>\n<p>The Brewers also recalled right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/junkja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Janson Junk<\/a> from Triple-A Nashville to replace Paredes and infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/capravi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vinny Capra<\/a> to cover the loss of Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still looking to bolster a starting rotation that&#8217;s been decimated by injuries, the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers made a trade toward that end on Wednesday. They traded minor league infielder Gregory Barrios to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-hander Aaron Civale on Wednesday. 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