Aidan and Mike recap a mixed weekend in the Bronx, with some optimistic thoughts on the current state of the rotation, and a critical look at playing time decisions throughout the lineup.

Mike chats with Linzy Singleton, wife of Astros first baseman Jon Singleton, about their nearly 15-year relationship, life in the minor leagues, and Jon's up-and-down ride through professional baseball and the Astros organization.

Mike and Aidan celebrate the greatness of Framber Valdez, then pivot to the biggest news of the day: Jim Crane's splash re-acquisition of Justin Verlander.

Mike and Aidan do a short analysis of this afternoon's trade of Korey Lee to the White Sox for Kendall Graveman. Mike is cautiously approving, while Aidan is not a fan of the move.

Aidan and Mike focus on the appeal and cost of potential rotation upgrades, such as Marcus Stroman, Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, and Michael Lorenzen. Plus, a recap of the successful early week series with the Rangers.

With Mike away, Aidan spends the episode prank calling girls he went to high school with. (He breaks down the state of the Astros going into the critical Arlington series at Minute Maid.)

Mike and Aidan recap some of the wild theatrics and decisions from the weekend in Anaheim. Plus a deeper look at Chas McCormick and Cristian Javier, two players increasingly critical to calibrating GM Dana Brown's approach to his first trade deadline.

Aidan and Michael review Framber Valdez, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, Hunter Brown, and Jeremy Peña, then discuss the draft.

In this episode, Aidan and Michael recap the most recent series against the Seattle Mariners and the Astros' draft picks. For the second segment, the hosts are joined by author and journalist, Evan Drellich, discussing modern baseball's front offices and Evan's book, "Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess."

Aidan Resnick and Michael Mitchell discuss the state of the Astros with guest Chandler Rome.