It's time to put the All-Star Break behind us. TC predicts who will reveal themselves as contenders in the American League in the coming days. Later, TC is joined by Max Greenfield to talk about Joe Ross' recent improvements and his importance to the Nationals.  1:00 Goodbye All-Star Break, Hello Trade Season 4:00 Classifying Contenders vs Others, American League edition 11:00 Big Idea: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Joe Ross with Max Greenfield 28:00 Can the Nats catch the Mets? 43:30 Signing Trea Turner and Juan Soto 46:15 Rest of Season Schedule 48:55 This Week In Baseball: Home Run Derby, MLB Draft, Angels, Injuries Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Follow Max on Twitter @GreenfieldMax18 Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/ [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]