Civale most recently played for the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n
By Associated Press February 12, 2026 1:10 pm<\/p>\n
Mesa, AZ (AP<\/a>) \u2013 Veteran right-hander Aaron Civale joined the Athletics on Tuesday, agreeing to a $6 million, one-year contract.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old Civale can earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses. He is expected to start with the A\u2019s.<\/p>\n The team also signed reliever Scott Barlow to a one-year deal. To open space on the 40-man roster, right-handers Grant Holman and Mitch Spence were designated for assignment.<\/p>\n Civale pitched for three teams last year, going 4-9 with a 4.85 ERA in 18 starts and five relief appearances. He is 43-44 with a 4.14 ERA in 140 career games.<\/p>\n He had a 4.91 ERA in five starts for Milwaukee last season before he\u00a0was shifted<\/a>\u00a0to the bullpen. He\u00a0was traded<\/a>\u00a0to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Andrew Vaughn and $807,000 in cash on June 13.<\/p>\n Civale\u00a0was claimed<\/a>\u00a0off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 31. He went 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA and his first career save in five relief appearances with the Cubs. He also pitched in one postseason game with the team, working 4 1\/3 scoreless innings in Game 1 of the NL Division Series at Milwaukee.<\/p>\n Barlow was 6-3 with a 4.21 ERA and one save in 75 games with Cincinnati last season. He struck out 75 batters and walked 45 in 68 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old right-hander is 29-24 with a 3.60 ERA and 59 saves in eight big league seasons with Kansas City (2018-23), San Diego (2023), Cleveland (2024) and Cincinnati (2025).<\/p>\n A\u2019s pitchers and catchers are scheduled to have their first spring training workout on Wednesday. The team\u2019s first full-squad workout is Monday.<\/p>\n The A\u2019s went 76-86 in 2025 for the franchise\u2019s fourth consecutive losing season. They are beginning the second of at least three seasons at a\u00a0Triple-A ballpark in West Sacramento, California<\/a>. They are scheduled to move to Las Vegas and play in a\u00a0$2 billion 33,000-person capacity stadium<\/a>\u00a0beginning in 2028.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n