Daniel Mengden sorry to leave his hometown organization

Pitcher Daniel Mengden, traded along with catcher Jacob Nottingham to the A’s, grew up in Houston and played for Texas A&M and was an Astros fan so it was hard to leave his hometown organization.

“Slowly accepting the news,” he said. “I don’t know if I should be excited or not.”

Both were playing for the Astros’ Class A affiliate in Lancaster, Calif., and were scheduled to play the A’s affiliate in Stockton.

“We’re just switching locker rooms,” he said.