Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Shawn Armstrong (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 157	# 320
VBR	# 303	# 495

Projections

Strikeouts	2	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.09	4.38
WHIP	1.05	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 153	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 137	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 113	# 256

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	# 404

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
2026 Stats


Games Played	70	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	56.0	33.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	1	1

Saves	3	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	20	8

Hits Allowed	30	29

Earned Runs	17	18

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	71	33

Walks	32	19

ERA	2.73	4.86

WHIP	1.11	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.9	1.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	1	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.09	4.38

WHIP	1.05	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
News
	Alex Vesia allowed no hits while walking two and striking out one in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Rays. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 18th	The Guardians activated RHP Shawn Armstrong from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd
	Alex Vesia struck out three batters on 10 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mets. Chase Davis Wed, Apr 15th	Shawn Armstrong is on track to be activated from the injured list this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd
	Alex Vesia came in to face one batter to pick up the save in the win versus the Rangers. Chase Davis Sun, Apr 12th	Shawn Armstrong made a rehab appearance on Friday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	Alex Vesia was preparing to face live hitters on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Feb 16th	Shawn Armstrong has started a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
		The Guardians have transferred right-hander Shawn Armstrong (calf) to the 60-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Vesia RP - LAD			Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#246
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#287	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#33
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#33
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#211
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#215	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#130
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#301	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#211
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#269	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#257
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#301
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#231
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#287
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#134	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#265	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#120	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)	#244	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#200
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#219
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)	#211
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#241	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#272	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#231	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#45	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#272	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#231	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Thu, Apr 16th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, May 7th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Sat, Jul 18th				vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#132
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)

Who Should I Trade?

Alex Vesia for Shawn Armstrong (2026)

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