Who Should I Trade?

Austin Slater for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Austin Slater LF,CF,RF - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	‐
VBR	# 905	‐

Projections

Runs	0	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	0	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.118	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 386	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 199	# 454

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Austin Slater LF,CF,RF - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	100	65

Runs	12	6

Hits	19	15

Singles	9	12

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	18	3

Stolen Bases	0	4

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	8

Strikeouts	38	21

Batting Average	.190	.231

On Base Pct	.259	.311

Slugging Pct	.410	.277

On-base Plus Slugging	.669	.588

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Austin Slater LF,CF,RF - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	3	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	0	‐

Singles	0	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Batting Average	.118	‐

On Base Pct	.177	‐

Slugging Pct	.197	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.375	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU	Austin Slater LF,CF,RF - TB
News
	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st	The Rays re-signed OF Austin Slater to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	Austin Slater has opted out of his minor league deal with the Rays. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Rays re-signed OF Austin Slater to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th	The Rays and outfielder Austin Slater have agreed to a minor league deal. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	Austin Slater has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU			Austin Slater LF,CF,RF - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#258
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#258	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Wed, Apr 29th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#272	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#266
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#144
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#233
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#200
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#165
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#160
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15

Who Should I Trade?

Austin Slater for Nelson Velazquez (2026)

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