Jaime Garcia had his $12 million club option exercised by the St. Louis Cardinals on November 3rd. Exactly four weeks to date, the southpaw was traded for three Braves prospects, including two pitchers, under 25 years old.
Each of the three prospects ranked within Atlanta’s Top 30 in MLB.com’s 2016 prospect watch.
John Gant headlines the deal as the only trading piece with Major League experience, finishing his 2016 rookie season with a 1-4 record, a 4.86 ERA, and forty-nine strikeouts in fifty innings pitched. St. Louis also acquired Luke Dykstra, an outfielder and son of former Phillies third baseman Lenny Dykstra, in addition to Ole Miss alum Chris Ellis.