Braves acquire Jaime Garcia from the Cardinals

Update #2 (6:25 PM EST):

John Gant is also going to the Cardinals, per SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo. Gant, 24, made his major league debut last season and put up a 4.86 ERA with a 49/21 K/BB ratio in 50 innings. He’s known for his odd delivery.

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Update (6:23 PM EST):

Two of the known prospects going to the Cardinals are second baseman Luke Dykstra and pitcher Chris Ellis, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. MLB Pipeline ranked Ellis 17th and Dykstra 29th in the Braves’ system.

Ellis, 24, split the past season between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett, posting an aggregate 4.49 ERA with a 126/87 K/BB ratio in 146 1/3 innings.

Dykstra, 21, spent the 2016 season with Single-A Rome. He hit .304/.332/.363 with 17 doubles and a triple along with 41 RBI and 32 runs scored in 342 plate appearances.

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The Braves have acquired starter Jaime Garcia from the Cardinals in exchange for prospects, ESPN’s Mark Saxon reports. The Cardinals exercised Garcia’s $12 million club option for the 2017 season last month. He can become a free agent going into the 2018 season.

Garcia, 30, was able to pitch a full season for the first time since 2011, finishing this past campaign with a 4.67 ERA and a 150/57 K/BB ratio in 171 2/3 innings. The lefty has, in the past, been bothered by elbow and shoulder issues, causing him to miss significant amounts of time.

The Braves continue their active offseason as the club also signed veterans R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon to bolster the starting rotation. If Garcia stays healthy and pitches well, the Braves could try to trade him to a contender by the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.