Maddie and Alex talk through the Roman Anthony extension and which players, if any, should be in line to get the next one handed out by the front office. They review the roster moves the team has made over the last week and then try to figure out why the Red Sox still have the third-best odds in the AL East to make the playoffs.

Alex and Maddie discuss the underwhelming trade deadline and how the team seems to have responded positively to keeping the core group together. They then run through the injury updates that have come out over the last week, while facing some technical difficulties, and wrap up by discussing if the Red Sox have enough in the tank to make a run at the AL East title.

Alex and Maddie react to the Red Sox surviving the gauntlet of National League teams, then break down just how much the schedule softens up through the month of August. They pivot to trade rumors surrounding the team, and each picks their ideal trade candidates as the deadline draws near.

Alex and Maddie jump into the ten game winning streak to close the first half of the season and welcome back Masataka Yoshida and Alex Bregman. Then they discuss just how difficult the second half of the season will be before making some trade deadline predictions and figuring out which of the outfielders is the most likely to be moved.

Alex welcomes Caleb Kohn onto the podcast to pinch-hit while Maddie and Adam are both away. They discuss Alex Bregman's return from injury and a possible contract extension. Then they talk through some possible trade deadline scenarios and wrap up with Caleb's pitch for Garrett Crochet to start the MLB All-Star Game.

Alex and Maddie talk about the resurgence of errors with the Red Sox and wonder if some players need to be shipped out to try and fix that problem. They provide a timeline for when to expect some key contributors to return to the big league squad and live react to Walker Buehler giving up five runs in the top of the first, before moving on to discuss the trade deadline.

Alex and Maddie discuss the fallout of the shocking Rafael Devers trade and discuss why maybe the front office made the right call after all. They dive into the exciting call-ups of Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony, plus make the pitch for Carlos Narvaez to win AL Rookie of the Year.