Flaherty, Bieber & Story opt to stay put, Salvy’s new deal, Yu Darvish out = Mason Miller the starter?

Foul Territory

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November 5, 202547 min
Baseball

Flaherty, Bieber & Story opt to stay put, Salvy’s new deal, Yu Darvish out = Mason Miller the starter?

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Episode Notes

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(7:13) Jack Flaherty is staying put in Detroit for 2026. We weigh the decision.

(13:19) Trevor Story also declined his opt-out and is still with the Red Sox. 

(15:54) The Astros put Chas McCormick on waivers. 

(17:56) Yu Darvish is OUT for all of 2026, thinning an already scarce Padres staff. Is starting pitcher Mason Miller the answer?

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(26:49) Walt Weiss commented on analytics during his opening press conference. 

(29:34) The most surprising opt-in is Shane Bieber. We investigate why Shane chose to stay in Toronto and ditch a bigger free agency payday.

(35:49) Former Mets coaches Jeremy Hefner and Antoan Richardson are now coaches in Atlanta.

(38:28) Salvador Perez signed a fresh deal with Kansas City for the next two years. The guys reflect on his first Royals deal back in the day.

(42:42) 51 million viewers watched Game 7 around the globe, the most since 1991! 

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