The Sean Salisbury Show

Set to tipoff the HOF game, the Texans play against the Bears tonight which have many anticipating the start of the season. With the Astros aiming to make their run back to the post season and the Texans looking to contend the AFC, the guys pose the question who may bring the city a trophy first? 

Houston Astros General Manager Dana Brown talks about the team post-Trade Deadline, following their acquisition of Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi, in exchange for prospects Joey Loperfido, Jake Bloss and Will Wagner. 

Last night against the Pirates amid game, news broke across the city that the Astros traded for a new arm added to the rotation. The Astros acquired Yusei Kikuchi by sending off Loperfido, Bloss, and Wagner to the Blue Jays. Many debate was this the right move to make with the deadline approaching?

The Astros take two of the three games in their highly anticipated series facing the Dodgers this weekend. With a shutout victory Friday, followed by a walk-off homer by Bregman Saturday, Steve Sparks speaks on the remarkable weekend by the Astros followed by the deadline now getting closer upon us.

Following a day off yesterday, the Astros get ready to tipoff their three game series today against the Dodgers here at home. As the weekend arrives and we inch closer to the trade deadline on Tuesday, the Astros have drawn speculation around a few players but no moves just yet, is it too late?

As the trade deadline inches closer and closer with the exact date being next Tuesday, the Astros haven't made much commotion yet, far as any proposals. Although, there's been some speculation that the Astros could be looking to acquire Isaac Paredes. Could he be a future prospect for the Astros? 

Emerging division leaders just before the All-Star break, the Astros are now standing division leaders of the AL West. Looking to avoid the sweep against the A's, Dana joins and shares thoughts on the trade deadline approaching along with a few possible proposals and prospects to keep an eye on. 

With the deadline drawing near, the Astros have approached a few major decisions to make regarding their roster. With a promising farm system and a practical World Series rotation, could the Astros be looking to trade Chas McCormick for an addition? What might they gain if anything in return?     

Coming off of the All-Star break the Astros kickoff their three game series against the Mariners. Winning two out of the three games, the Astros are now on top as division leaders for the west. Steve joins in assessing the Astros weekend, player injuries, and possible trades likely to come. 

With the All-Star break wrapping up yesterday, the second half of the season is now underway. As the games roll back on, the Astros gear and get ready to take on the division leaders, the Mariners tonight following them being only one game away from first. Can the Astros take the top spot?

Following the draft earlier in the week and with no games scheduled amid the All-Star break, Astros GM Dana Brown still joins for his weekly segment and shares his thoughts on the kickoff of the second half of the season for the Astros, along with a few player and injury updates. 

With the expansion of the NCAA, following the SEC adding two new teams into the conference, ESPN Journalist Marty Smith joins the show down from Dallas live at SEC Media Day. With the SEC adding the University of Oklahoma and Texas Marty shares a few thoughts prior to the season kickoff next month. 

As the All-Star break concludes, many wonder as to what might the second half of the season look like for the Astros. Standing one game away from division leaders and the deadline still drawing closer, Sean poses a few possibilities for the Astros to make the stretch all the way to the postseason.