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Conteras hit an unconscionable .139 with one home run and seven RBI in his first 18 games of the season. He’s since picked it up at the plate. Contreras’ average is now up to .250 and he’s had hits in eight of his last nine games. The 33-year-old first baseman has driven in 38 runs after a rough start to the year.

Muncy hit .176 with one home run and seven RBI in his first 34 games of the season. At 34-years-old and with a power-heavy profile, it was fair to wonder if this was the end of the line for the Dodgers’ third baseman. Muncy has bounced back with a .306 average, eight home runs and 28 RBI in his last 27 games. He has 16 strikeouts and 18 walks in his most recent stretch compared to 41 strikeouts and 19 walks in his first 34 games. Muncy looks like a new man at the plate and should be rostered in all formats going forward.

Dugar said Kupp’s “wiggle” allows him to maintain high-level play on three “little” routes that keep him operating in the short-to-intermediate field depths. Dugar adds that Seahawks coaches are lining up Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba “pretty much everywhere,” but he expects Smith-Njigba to handle perimeter duties in high-leverage situations. It sounds like the Seahawks will do everything they can to provide Kupp with fantasy-friendly layup opportunities in his age-32 season.

Critically, Smith-Njigba will still have ample opportunities to line up in the slot, and might not be used as a pure X-receiver “a ton,” due to OC Klint Kubiak’s frequent motion use and tight split formations. However, it appears as though Smith-Njigba’s career 77.3 percent slot rate will tick down a few notches this season. Dugar believes that when the Seahawks “need someone, on a particular play, to go win from the outside,” Smith-Njigba will be called upon while Cooper Kupp remains in the slot. Dugar simultaneously noted the Seahawks’ shallow wide receivers corps while complimenting Smith-Njigba’s development, saying he “is the only guy on the team who can win from everywhere.” Given that dynamic, Smith-Njigba should command both a WR1-worthy target share and the attention of No. 1 cornerbacks. Dugar thinks that “teams are going to learn very quickly that you have to put your best [cornerback] out there” when Smith-Njigba is lined up out wide.

Betts’ home run was his ninth of the season. The 32-year-old shortstop returned earlier this week after dealing with a toe injury. Betts’ home run was a solo shot off left-handed reliever John King in the seventh inning. He’s hitting .274 with a .782 OPS and 33 RBI on the year.