In the second hour, Dan Bernstein and Mark Grote were joined by Josh Nelson of Sox Machine to discuss White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet's trade market, director of amateur scouting Mike Shirley's recent comments expressing why he isn't a fan of student-athlete compensation in college athletics (otherwise known as NIL) and more. Bernstein and Grote then discussed trade speculation surrounding Cubs ace Justin Steele as the deadline looms on July 30. Later, during the High Noon segment, Grote shared a new way that Score listeners can follow him on social media platform X.