Fedde will step in as a much-needed starter who is ready to be deployed immediately. As it stands, Atlanta's starting pitchers currently on the injured list include Grant Holmes, Chris Sale, Spencer Schwellenbach, Reynaldo Lopez and AJ Smith-Shawver. All three of Holmes, Sale and Schwellenbach went down with injuries this month.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (4-8, 3.72 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Royals: Richard Hill (0-1, 1.80 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, one strikeout) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -169, Royals +142; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

That leaves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna, a three-time All-Star who has had a down year to this point, as the biggest name to watch on the Braves roster between now and Thursday.

The Atlanta Braves' season has gone far from how the team and fans expected. As the trade deadline gets closer, the Braves could start moving some big names.

This was probably not what the Cardinals had in mind when they decided to hold on to Erick Fedde going into this season. But after today’s game, the club announced that it has traded Fedde to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later or cash considerations.