Who Should I Trade?

Casey Mize for Michael Wacha (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Casey Mize SP - SD	Michael Wacha SP - KC
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 4 of 6 experts	33% Recommended by 2 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 68	# 80
VBR	# 260	# 319

Projections

Strikeouts	18	18
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.04	4.29
WHIP	1.28	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 92	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 63	# 108

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 57	# 95

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 51	# 64

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 104	# 56

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 131	# 101

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Casey Mize SP - SD	Michael Wacha SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	28

Games Started	22	28

Innings Pitched	113.2	176.2

Wins	5	9

Losses	9	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	99	151

Earned Runs	46	66

Home Runs Allowed	13	24

Strikeouts	100	143

Walks	28	44

ERA	3.64	3.36

WHIP	1.12	1.10

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Casey Mize SP - SD	Michael Wacha SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	4

Games Started	4	4

Innings Pitched	20.6	22.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	22

Earned Runs	9	11

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	18	18

Walks	6	6

ERA	4.04	4.29

WHIP	1.28	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Casey Mize SP - SD	Michael Wacha SP - KC
News
	Casey Mize allowed four runs on five hits over four innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Thursday's win over the Marlins. Chase Davis Fri, Sep 4th
	Casey Mize allowed seven runs (two earned) on six hits over five innings with one strikeout and one walk in a loss on Friday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th	Michael Wacha allowed zero earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out 10 over eight innings in Friday's win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Casey Mize will start against the Rays on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 23rd
	Casey Mize will throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Michael Wacha allowed four earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out three over five innings in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Casey Mize exited Saturday’s contest between the San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins due to a right ankle sprain according to Sammy Levitt. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out five over 6.2 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Casey Mize SP - SD			Michael Wacha SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#375	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#25
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#375	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#249	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#168	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF	Anthony Molina		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Fri, Apr 24th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69

Who Should I Trade?

Casey Mize for Michael Wacha (2026)

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