Who Should I Trade?

Blade Tidwell for Jake Bird (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Blade Tidwell SP,RP - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 345	‐
VBR	# 610	# 514

Projections

Strikeouts	3	11
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.09	4.68
WHIP	1.25	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 304	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 414	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Blade Tidwell SP,RP - SF
2026 Stats


Games Played	44	15

Games Started	0	7

Innings Pitched	38.2	46.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	7	1

Hits Allowed	42	40

Earned Runs	23	25

Home Runs Allowed	6	6

Strikeouts	41	38

Walks	13	20

ERA	5.35	4.82

WHIP	1.42	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Blade Tidwell SP,RP - SF
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	2

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	3.3	13.9

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	14

Earned Runs	2	7

Home Runs Allowed	0	2

Strikeouts	3	11

Walks	1	6

ERA	4.09	4.68

WHIP	1.25	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Bird RP - WSH	Blade Tidwell SP,RP - SF
News
	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Blade Tidwell allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two over four innings in Wednesday’s win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 10th
	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Blade Tidwell allowed two earned runs on two hits and five walks while striking out five over five innings in Thursday's loss to the Pirates. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 4th
	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Blade Tidwell allowed six earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	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	Blade Tidwell allowed three hits and two walks while striking out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Blade Tidwell allowed six earned runs on three hits and five walks while striking out one over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Bird RP - WSH			Blade Tidwell SP,RP - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#241
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#282
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#132	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Mon, May 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#139
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#334
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#344
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#138
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 9th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#245
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#307
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#139
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#110
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#387	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#391	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#357
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100

Who Should I Trade?

Blade Tidwell for Jake Bird (2026)

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