The Brewers announced that right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. has been released. Once he was designated for assignment, a release felt inevitable. The fact that McCullers has quickly been designated for assignment and released only reinforces the idea that Milwaukee’s real target was Gordon. Per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com at the time of the trade, McCullers had nothing but positive things to say about the city of Houston and the Astros franchise. The Astros and Brewers remain on the hook for the rest of his salary with this release.