Who Should I Trade?

Tony Santillan for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tony Santillan RP - CIN	Jake Bird RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 339	# 345
VBR	# 776	# 580

Projections

Strikeouts	2	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.44	4.26
WHIP	1.48	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 296	# 304

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 366	# 414

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tony Santillan RP - CIN	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	44

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	40.2	38.2

Wins	3	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	5	0

Blown Saves	5	3

Holds	11	7

Hits Allowed	40	42

Earned Runs	29	23

Home Runs Allowed	11	6

Strikeouts	36	41

Walks	28	13

ERA	6.42	5.35

WHIP	1.67	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tony Santillan RP - CIN	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.3	1.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	1

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	1

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.44	4.26

WHIP	1.48	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tony Santillan RP - CIN	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	The Reds placed RHP Tony Santillan on the 15-day injured list with a left hip labral tear. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	The Reds are expected to activate Tony Santillan from the injured list on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Tony Santillan threw 15 pitches to hitters during a live BP session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Tony Santillan threw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
	Reds manager Terry Francona said Tony Santillan will throw a 20-pitch side session in his return to the mound. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tony Santillan RP - CIN			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#163
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#252	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#140
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#103	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#167
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#273	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#155	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#113
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#232
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#89	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#242	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#296
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#250	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#61	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#211	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#131	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#60	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#241	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#227
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#275	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#25	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#275	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#332	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#160	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#158	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#158
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#297
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#137
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#315
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#173	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#89
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#130	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#130
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#61	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#349
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#243
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#89	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#130
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#214
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#27
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#44
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#163	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#28
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#250
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#27	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#44
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#89	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#204
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#137	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#152
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#89
Fri, May 22nd				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, May 24th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#158
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#123

Who Should I Trade?

Tony Santillan for Jake Bird (2026)

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