Weekend Roster Decisions & Waiver Wire Considerations

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 Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social Follow Niv on Bluesky: @ottoneu.com e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.