Lowrie Trade: Who is Brendan McCurry?

The Astros traded away Jed Lowrie this morning, pinning the entire return on one player. Brendan McCurry is a 23-year-old right-handed reliever who was drafted in 2014. What do we know about him?

Background

A Tupelo, Oklahoma native, McCurry went to Roff High School, where he was an all-state selection his senior year. The right-hander hit .510 and led the state in home runs with 26 in his senior season. He was a two-way player in high school and drew interest from big-name schools, but attended a junior college for two years instead of signing with a four-year school right away.

At Howard Junior College in Texas, McCurry hit .337 with five home runs as a sophomore and was 3-0 with a 4.22 ERA…