Following Sunday's loss to the San Diego Padres, news broke from Robert Murray of FanSided.com that Fedde and cash considerations had been dealt by the Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later or cash considerations. While it may come as a shock to many that someone traded for Fedde, as I'll get into in a moment, this return likely means the Cardinals basically just moved some of Fedde's contract for practically nothing in return.
The Atlanta Braves have traded for Erick Fedde, ending the Cardinals' nightmare situation
The Braves, who sit 12 games back of the NL Wild Card with almost no hope of making the playoffs, were the most perfectly desperate team to make a deal for someone like Fedde.