Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Ryan Thompson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 338	# 356
VBR	# 628	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.35	‐
WHIP	1.33	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 324	# 331

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 335	# 382

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	45	46

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	50.1	40.2

Wins	1	4

Losses	0	2

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	11	7

Hits Allowed	49	50

Earned Runs	25	19

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	50	29

Walks	15	13

ERA	4.47	4.20

WHIP	1.27	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	4.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	4	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.35	‐

WHIP	1.33	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cole Sulser RP - TB	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
News
	Cole Sulser started his rehab assignment on August 19. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Ryan Thompson is ineligible to pitch again in the regular season. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th
	Cole Sulser is expected to be cleared for a rehab assignment soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Diamondbacks transferred RHP Ryan Thompson to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	The Diamondbacks placed Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sulser RP - TB			Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#225
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#319	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#297	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#386	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#175
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#299	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#323	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#281	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#328	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#328
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#254
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#203	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#143	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#391	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#228	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#341
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#235	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#219	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#218
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#94	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#220	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#387
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 9th				vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#388
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Ryan Thompson (2026)

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