Eno and DVR discuss the recent struggles of Royce Lewis, Jorge Polanco's cool down in May following a torrid start to the season, comps for Parker Meadows now that he's returned from the IL, Ronny Mauricio's path to short-term playing time with Mark Vientos on the IL expectations for Eury Pérez as he returns from Tommy John surgery, and other weekend waiver-wire and roster decisions to consider, before checking in with Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah about two recent 'Taste of the Majors' adventures at Nationals Park.
Rundown
2:17 News & Notes: Kyle Tucker, Francisco Lindor, Josh Naylor, Brandon Woodruff, and Shane Bieber
12:48 Hitters of Interest for Jac Caglianone Week
14:39 Royce Lewis & Matt McLain Falling Off Shallow League Rosters
20:09 Parker Meadows Comps From ATC
25:33 Cole Young and Jacob Melton as Deep League Targets?
28:31 Eury Pérez's Upcoming Return & Shallow League Movers
33:59 Lance McCullers: Will Approach With Limited Fastballs Work?
47:57 Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah Joins the Show!
1:01:20 A Chicago Hot Dog at Nationals Park Isn't a Chicago Dog At All
1:18:15 Deeper League Pitchers on the Radar
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