ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The St. Louis Cardinals have traded left-hander Jaime Garcia
to the Atlanta Braves for a trio of prospects, including second baseman Luke
Dykstra, the son of former All-Star Lenny Dykstra.
The Cardinals also got right-handers John Gant and Chris Ellis on Thursday.
Garcia has spent his entire injury-interrupted career with the Cardinals, going
62-45 with a 3.57 ERA and helping St. Louis win the World Series in 2011. But
the 30-year-old was just 10-13 with a 4.67 ERA last season, and jettisoning his
$12 million contract for next season gives the Cardinals some flexibility in
free agency.
They have already signed reliever Brett Cecil to a four-year, $30.5 million
contract, leaving an outfielder the biggest hole remaining on their roster.
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