​The Milwaukee Brewers got a jump on the trade deadline Wednesday, July 14, adding experienced major league depth to their pitching staff.Coming to the Brewers from the Houston Astros are right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. and left-hander Colton Gordon, according to separate reports.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhat’s unclear is what the Brewers are sending to the Astros in exchange.Neither team has confirmed the deal.Apr 24, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (43) throws a pitch during in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn ImagesMcCullers, 32, has pitched only 9⅓ innings over four appearances (one start) this season and has been on the injured list with shoulder inflammation since May 19, although he was on rehab assignment at the time of the trade.He’s 2-3 with a 6.86 earned run average and 1.53 WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched).A first-round pick of the Astros in 2012, McCullers has battled major injuries throughout his career, missing the entire 2019 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and then all of 2023 and 2024 due to flexor tendon surgery.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHis best season came in 2021, when he went 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA, WHIP of 1.22 and 185 strikeouts in 162⅓ innings over 28 starts.McCullers uses essentially a five-pitch mix that favors a cutter (27%) and sinker (22.7%) while relying much more on location than velocity (career-low average 91.3 mph on his sinker) with roughly even splits versus right-handed and left-handed batters (.254/.258 batting average).1 / 22Jacob Misiorowski is following his impressive rookie season with a dominant second year for the Milwaukee Brewers in what could end up being the best pitching season in team history. He leads all of baseball with a 1.62 ERA and strikeouts (167) and has set the record multiple times for fastest pitch ever for a starting pitcher.It earned him his second All-Star Game appearance and he’s a leading candidate for the NL Cy Young Award. Scroll through this gallery for highlights and his stats from Misirowoski’s 2026 season from all the mind-boggling strikeout numbers to his record-setting pitches.(John Fisher, Getty Images)Gordon, 27, has appeared in just four games for the Astros this season (one start) and compiled an 11.57 ERA and WHIP of 2.57. He’s struck out 11 in 9⅓ innings but also allowed six home runs.The 2021 fourth-round pick has pitched to much better success at Class AAA Sugar Land, going 6-3 with a 3.69 ERA, WHIP of 1.18 and 55 strikeouts in 70⅔ innings (14 appearances, 13 starts) with only seven homers allowed.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2025, Gordon was 6-4 with a 5.34 ERA, WHIP of 1.42 and 72 strikeouts in 86 innings over 20 appearances (14 starts). He also logged a four-inning save.Gordon ranks in the 83rd percentile in extension while utilizing primarily a four-seam fastball (36.1%, 91.2 aver