Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Volpe for Colt Emerson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY	Colt Emerson 3B,SS - SEA
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 234	# 235
VBR	# 295	‐

Projections

Runs	5	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	5	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.228	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 255	# 188

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 286	# 229

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 193	# 228

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 229	# 319

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY	Colt Emerson 3B,SS - SEA
2026 Stats


At Bats	182	221

Runs	22	24

Hits	44	42

Singles	32	27

Doubles	9	6

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	2	8

RBI	24	23

Stolen Bases	8	3

Caught Stealing	4	1

Walks	22	15

Strikeouts	45	83

Batting Average	.242	.190

On Base Pct	.322	.246

Slugging Pct	.335	.335

On-base Plus Slugging	.657	.581

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY	Colt Emerson 3B,SS - SEA
2026 Projections


At Bats	38	‐

Runs	5	‐

Hits	9	‐

Singles	5	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	5	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	3	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Batting Average	.228	‐

On Base Pct	.288	‐

Slugging Pct	.375	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.663	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY	Colt Emerson 3B,SS - SEA
News
	Anthony Volpe went 3-for-4 in a 10-3 win over the Rockies with a home run, one run scored, one stolen base, and five RBI. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 11th	The Mariners transferred SS Colt Emerson to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 31st
	The Yankees recalled SS Anthony Volpe from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th	Colt Emerson (wrist) will undergo surgery on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 24th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Anthony Volpe will play second base and shortstop in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Colt Emerson will visit a specialist in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th
	Anthony Volpe has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the New York Yankees the club announced. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	The Mariners placed Colt Emerson on the injured list with left wrist inflammation. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Anthony Volpe went 2-for-4 in a win over the Tigers with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jun 24th	The Mariners have optioned shortstop Colt Emerson to Triple-A Tacoma. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY			Colt Emerson 3B,SS - SEA
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#361
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#175
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#310
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#270
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (0-1)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#330
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#104
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs LAA
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Sat, May 23rd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs NYM	Austin Warren
Sat, Jun 6th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sat, Jul 18th				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jul 21st				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 6th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Volpe for Colt Emerson (2026)

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