{"id":61236,"date":"2025-06-13T07:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61236"},"modified":"2025-06-13T07:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:49:20","slug":"insider-disgruntled-veteran-pitcher-would-love-to-play-for-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61236","title":{"rendered":"Insider: Disgruntled Veteran Pitcher Would &#8216;Love&#8217; to Play for Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2218138676-e1749769538994.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2218138676-e1749769538994.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2218138676-e1749769538994.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2218138676-e1749769538994.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Insider: Disgruntled Veteran Pitcher Would 'Love' to Play for Red Sox\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Veteran pitcher would love to play for Red Sox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox are not in a playoff spot, but still could be buyers ahead of the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>An area of need for the Red Sox is the rotation. One player Boston could look to acquire is Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale. Civale was removed from the rotation and put into the bullpen, which led to him asking for a trade.<\/p>\n<p>After Civale asked for a trade, Red Sox insider Chris Costillo revealed the veteran pitcher would love to play in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not his decision now but worth mentioning: We\u2019ve been told Civale would absolutely love to pitch for the Red Sox at some point in his career,\u201d Costillo wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Civale is earning $8 million in his final year of club control as he is a free agent at the end of the season. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in 5 starts this season. In his MLB career, Civale is 40-37 with a 4.06 ERA in 122 starts, and he would be a good fourth or fifth starter for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Civale has played for Cleveland and the Tampa Bay Rays. He was traded from the Rays to the Brewers on July 3, 2024, for Gregory Barrios.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Civale Requests Trade From Brewers<\/h2>\n<p>Civale was expected to be a key part of Milwaukee\u2019s rotation this season, but that is no longer the case.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was moved to the bullpen and requested a trade from the Brewers, according to The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conversation was very professional,\u201d Civale\u2019s agent, Jack Toffey, said. \u201cI just very respectfully said that Aaron would really like an opportunity to continue his career as a starter. He\u2019s going to be a free agent at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brewers\u2019 general manager Matt Arnold didn\u2019t return a request for comment. But, Toffey makes it clear his client isn\u2019t angry, but is confused with the change in his role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard from other teams, through their channels of communication, that they have a plethora of starting pitching and are looking for trade partners, maybe not just on Aaron, but maybe another pitcher,\u201d Toffey said. \u201cThat\u2019s my understanding\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAaron is not angry or banging his fist on the table,\u201d Toffey added. \u201cBut it\u2019s a little confusing because he did not pitch his way out of the rotation whatsoever. It\u2019s more of a subjective choice the organization is making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Civale\u2019s best season was in 2023 when he went 7-5 with a 3.46 ERA in 23 starts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Red Sox Starters Know They Need to be Better<\/h2>\n<p>Boston was expected to be a playoff team this season, but the Red Sox have struggled.<\/p>\n<p>A big reason why Boston has struggled is due to their rotation. Outside of Garrett Crochet, the Red Sox have struggled to get quality starts. Starting pitcher Lucas Giolito knows they need to step up to help Crochet and the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can\u2019t just be all (Garrett) Crochet carrying the rotation,\u201d\u00a0Giolito said. \u201cWe\u2019ve all been working hard and doing what we need to do to be able to help. So I think it\u2019s important that, no matter who\u2019s taking the mound that day, we all have confidence, the team has confidence, that we\u2019re going to give a good performance and put us in position to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boston is 34-36 and in fourth in the AL East.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Shelton Cole Shelton covers the NHL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. 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