Eno and DVR look back on an exciting and unexpected weekend with two Padres walk-off home runs, as well as a surprising position switch with Fernando Tatis Jr. moving to second base -- for two games at least. Later, the guys welcome Owen Riley and Maxfield Lane of Down on the Farm to discuss some of their favorite underrated prospects.

Rundown:

1:16 Best Thing You Saw This Weekend

2:57 Fernando Tatis Jr. Starts Two Games at Second Base

5:45 Nick Pivetta’s Early Exit

10:17 Tatsuya Imai Returns to Houston

14:53 More Astros Injuries

17:34 Christian Yelich Suffers Hamstring Injury

20:06 Is DVR Worried About Trevor Megill?

22:36 From Division III to Oyster Analytics & Down on the Farm

25:34 Key Indicators When Analyzing Prospects

29:06 Spotting for Trends

32:32 The White Sox Promote Noah Schultz

37:09 Pedro Ramirez Ascending the Cubs’ System

42:18 Polarizing Prospect: Blaze Jordan

45:04 One More Deep Sleeper: The Rays’ Jadher Areinamo

47:33 Angel Martínez & Jakob Junis Get the Love This Weekend

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