Who Should I Trade?

Addison Barger for Alec Burleson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 44	‐
VBR	# 47	‐

Projections

Runs	11	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	13	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.277	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	OUT

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 39	# 218

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 46	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 29	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 56	# 226

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 52	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 38	# 370

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	530	22

Runs	78	2

Hits	151	1

Singles	96	0

Doubles	33	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	21	0

RBI	101	2

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	48	5

Strikeouts	98	7

Batting Average	.285	.046

On Base Pct	.349	.214

Slugging Pct	.470	.091

On-base Plus Slugging	.819	.305

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	85	‐

Runs	11	‐

Hits	24	‐

Singles	16	‐

Doubles	5	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	13	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	7	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Batting Average	.277	‐

On Base Pct	.339	‐

Slugging Pct	.443	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.782	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Alec Burleson went 1-for-4 in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates with a walk, one RBI and one stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 31st	Addison Barger underwent elbow surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Alec Burleson went 3-for-5 in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Cubs with a home run, a double, two runs scored and four RBI. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 17th	Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will undergo right elbow surgery. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
	Alec Burleson went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Cubs with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 16th	The Blue Jays transferred Addison Barger to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Phillies with a double, one run scored, three RBI, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 13th	Addison Barger still has not been cleared to resume baseball activities. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Alec Burleson went 2-for-4 in loss to the Phillies with a double, one run scored, three RBI, one walk and one strikeout. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 11th	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Addison Barger is rehabbing through the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alec Burleson 1B,LF,RF,DH - STL			Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#216	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#389
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#67	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, May 5th				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, May 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Fri, May 22nd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, May 24th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#91	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sat, Jun 20th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Mon, Jun 29th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#292
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#113
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#423	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#136
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#262	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#136
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Addison Barger for Alec Burleson (2026)

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