The Atlanta Braves have acquired left-handed starter Jaime Garcia from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for prospects according to Mark Saxon of ESPN.
The Braves will send former Mets prospect John Gant, infield prospect Luke Dykstra (son of Lenny), and right-handed pitching prospect Chris Ellis to the Cardinals according to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation.
Garcia, 30, went 10-13 with a 4.67 ERA and a 1.375 WHIP in 171.2 innings for the Cardinals during the 2016 season. In his eight year career, all with the Cardinals, he is 62-45 with a 3.57 ERA and has a 3.97 ERA in seven postseason starts.
The veteran lefty will join former Mets R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon in the new look Braves 2017 rotation.
