Lance McCullers Jr. to MLB. com on the trade:
“It’s a lot to take in, but I've been in Houston basically my whole adult life, had two kids here. This is my home and it will continue to be my home. I accomplished a lot of great things and I wish I could have done more, but such is life. I'm proud of what helped this great organization accomplish over the years and I'm looking forward to a new opportunity with another great organization in Milwaukee.”
Jim Crane reached out to McCullers a few days ago and said they were trying to trade him: “We spoke for a good amount of time and felt me approving the trade leaves the Astros in the best possible position they can be in for the Deadline. It gives them ability to go and compete, and obviously I won't be part of the organization moving forward as a player, but it’s still an organization that I care about a lot.”
McCullers on his time in Houston: “I have a job to do in Milwaukee and help them accomplish their goals, but no doubt I'll cherish all my years that I had here in Houston. The things that always stand out to me is just my teammates and how much I care for them and the lifelong relationships that I've made here and the city and how they embraced me and how much I genuinely cared about the city of Houston and the fans. I tried to do all I could in the community and left it ten fold out there on the field every time I took the ball, good or bad.”
@TyTalksBaseball my guess is the Astros don’t wanna put him through too much in risk of injury— that or he himself chose not to, given how he chose not to compete in the derby either. Gotta save them bombs for when they actually count.