Brady is back after a long holiday weekend to talk about why you should be happy with the Mariners after a 5-2 homestand and 11-6 stretch over their last 17 games.

He talks about the team's playoff odds, the up-and-down roster contributions and what's coming next in New York.

Also, Julio Rodriguez is an All-Star, and fans are mad? Why? And how poor was Julio's All-Star inclusion?

Also, Dr. Carl Cirino from the Hospital For Special Surgery talks about Bryce Miller's elbow, Victor Robles's shoulder, and how the All-Star week will affect Cal Raleigh.

Brady talks with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney for a special Tuesday conversation this week about the draft, the trade deadline, Cal Raleigh and the Home Run Derby, and more, including Buster saying that he thinks the M's are ready to separate from the pack in the wild card race.

The Mariners have finished off a 10-game road trip with a 6-4 record, and Brady is pumped, despite how ugly the series with the Rangers was. Also, it must be very gratifying for Trent Thornton and Mitch Garver to play such big roles in the Sunday win after all the questions about their fits on this roster.

Furthermore, what has happened to Dylan Moore and what are the options? And does Cal Raleigh need to start saying "no" to appearances and requests?

And Brady is joined by M's top prospect Colt Emerson, who is the No. 16 prospect in the sport, per MLB Pipeline.

Brady is back for a full episode on a Friday after the Mariners split a series with the Twins in Minnesota. He says the offensive regression on Thursday was quite predictable, and he discusses the possibilities for Harry Ford if he is promoted.

Furthermore, there was an at-bat from Julio Rodriguez that just made him sad, not angry or frustrated. Why? And, the M's have good playoffs odds, but the avenues to the playoffs might be shrinking.

And finally, what are we thinking about the M's trade deadline? And why won't the ownership invest in the roster in the offseason, but they will at the deadline?

***I want to issue an addendum: When discussing the playoff odds, I accidentally misquoted the odds for the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays wild card odds are 47 percent, which is worse than the Mariners, but the overall playoff odds are 56.1, which is just higher. The Rays have wild card odds of 56 percent, but overall playoff odds of 79.***

Brady is joined by ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney for their weekly conversation. They talk about the M's recent run of good play, if the Angels and Rangers are for real, the M's trade deadline thoughts and plans, and they talk about Cal Raleigh's increased attention and if he can win the MVP Award.

The Mariners have won seven of their last 10 games after a surprising series win in Chicago and a great win in Minnesota on Monday.

Brady talks about the impact of Cal Raleigh's historic season, and it's much greater than just his impact on the M's position in the standings. Julio homered and doubled on Monday, but Brady still wants to see Julio make a necessary adjustment.

Is Cal going to be able to handle all the added attention and pressure as this season goes on? Brady thinks so, and we're joined by former M's infielder Jeff Schaefer, who was with Seattle from 1990-1992. He had great stories on Edgar Martinez, Ken Griffey Jr., and he had some great opinions on Julio and Cal, too.

Brady is back on a Friday before the Mariners start an early afternoon game with the Chicago Cubs, and he's talking about the fact that the M's actually had a chance to acquire Rafael Devers, and now he's mad. Then, is Dominic Canzone getting sent down for Luke Raley? And could he actually get traded?

And we talk with Hunt Palmer, LSU baseball expert about the M's being linked to Tigers' lefty Kade Anderson in the draft, and we dive deeper into Julio Rodriguez's approach and issues.

We sit down with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney for our weekly conversation to discuss many things, including the Mariners' loss to the Boston Red Sox in a series this week, if the M's could have traded for Rafael Devers, and more, including if J.P. Crawford is an All-Star and if Cal Raleigh is now the Face of the Mariners.