FBT Express - Rapid-Fire Reactions! Suarez to the Mariners, Duran to the Phillies, Helsley to the Mets! (7/31 Fantasy Baseball podcast)

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Eugenio Suarez is headed back to the Mariners! Could Tyler Locklear and Jordan Lawlar make an impact with the Dbacks this season? Jhoan Duran was shipped over to the Phillies and the Mets acquired Ryan Helsley! Fantasy Baseball Today Express is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Get Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow FBT on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our FBT team on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FBTPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CPTowers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CBSScottWhite⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Roto_Frank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Facebook group at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today Express on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We had some big trades already.
0:01.8	Let's discuss on Fantasy Baseball Today Express.
0:05.8	Welcome in to FPC Express on Thursday, July 31st.
0:09.8	Happy trade deadline date to all out there.
0:12.5	I am Frank Stamphill, joined by Scott White.
0:15.2	And let's start with the biggest trade, or one of the biggest, the Mariner's acquired
0:20.6	A. Eugenio Suarez for Tyler
0:22.5	Locklear and two pitching prospects, Hunter Cranton and Juan Burgos. And this is a, you know,
0:29.7	reunion of sorts here for Suarez joining the Mariners once again, Scott. What do you think
0:34.8	this could do for his fantasy value rest of season?
0:38.6	I think the knee-jerk reaction is to say, oh, this is really bad news for Suarez,
0:43.3	and no small part because of those two years he spent in Seattle, which weren't bad,
0:49.0	but they removed him from like high-end consideration of fantasy.
0:55.2	They made him more of a fringy option for standard-sized leagues to throw some numbers out at you,
1:01.2	just using head-to-head points per game as a comparison.
1:04.6	2022, Suarez's first year in Seattle was 2.63 points per game.
1:08.7	That's similar to Zach McKinstree this year. 2023, Suarez's second year in Seattle, just 2.63 points per game. That's similar to Zach McKinstree this year.
1:11.5	2023, Suarez's second year in Seattle,
1:13.8	just 2.34 points per game.
1:16.2	That's similar to Matt Shaw this year.
1:18.6	Suarez this year actually is 3.43.
1:21.7	So you see how much better it's been for him outside of Seattle.
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