Lance McCullers Jr. is a free agent next winter. This fact has not been a mainstream topic of discussion this winter and because it isn’t an immediate issue, it seems to have been put on the back burner. The reality is that there are significant pressing matters at hand, and McCullers’ situation is not chief among them. What is at the forefront right now is the Astros having to replace one, if not two, All-Star outfielders this offseason.
Without any tangible internal options, general manager James Click will have to overhaul the outfield externally, in a suppressed free agent market with an underwhelming crop of outfielders to choose from.