The St. Louis Cardinals are unloading valuable arms ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.

The Cardinals traded former Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the Texas Rangers, according to reports. St. Louis will also send right-hander Chris Stratton to Texas. In return, the Cardinals will reportedly receive two top 30 prospects — right-hander Tekoah Roby and infielder Thomas Saggese — and left-hander John King.

The moves come a day after the Rangers acquired ace Max Scherzer from the Mets in exchange for minor-league middle infielder Luisangel Acuna, who is the 21-year-old brother of Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. and one of the Rangers’ top prospects.

The Cardinals also sent reliever Jordan Hicks to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, according to reports. In return, the Blue Jays traded minor league right-handers Sem Robberse and Adam Kloffenstein. Hicks landing in Toronto strengthens a bullpen that recently lost closer Jordan Romano. Romano landed on the 15-day injured list with lower-back inflammation on Saturday.

Hicks joins Toronto with a 3.67 ERA in 40 appearances this season.

This is the second straight season Montgomery has been traded at the deadline. Last season, the Yankees sent the starter to St. Louis in exchange for outfielder Harrison Bader. Montgomery owns a 6-9 record with a 3.42 ERA in 21 starts with the Cardinals this season.

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