Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Gus Varland (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Gus Varland RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	# 359
VBR	# 552	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	3	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.98	5.63
WHIP	1.31	1.25

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 401	# 335

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	# 455

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Gus Varland RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	33

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	92.1	31.2

Wins	5	1

Losses	3	2

Saves	1	6

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	12	6

Hits Allowed	75	43

Earned Runs	38	24

Home Runs Allowed	13	7

Strikeouts	92	30

Walks	40	15

ERA	3.70	6.82

WHIP	1.25	1.83

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Gus Varland RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.2	1.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	3	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.98	5.63

WHIP	1.31	1.25

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Gus Varland RP - WSH
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	The Nationals optioned RHP Gus Varland to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
		Gus Varland allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter to earn the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 17th
		Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Giants. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 9th
		Gus Varland struck out two batters while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless frames to earn the save in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Twins. Jesse Garcia Fri, May 8th
		Gus Varland struck out one batter and allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings pitched in the Nationals win over the Mets. Jesse Garcia Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU			Gus Varland RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#146	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#314	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#95
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#122	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#47
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#5
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#79	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#257	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#249	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#366	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#92	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#223	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#125
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#111	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#63	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#279
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#183
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#38	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#93	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#178	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#284
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#68	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#89	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#45	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#101
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#243	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#155
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#4
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#361
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#269	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#364
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#356
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#57
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#233	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#338
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#12
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#43	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#168
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#97
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#154
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#211	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#59
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#149
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Wed, Apr 29th				@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101
Thu, May 7th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#101
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Thu, Aug 6th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#50
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	River Ryan

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Gus Varland (2026)

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