Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 83	# 264
VBR	# 517	# 721

Projections

Strikeouts	8	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.89	4.45
WHIP	1.33	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 107	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 70	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 100	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 216	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 93	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	3

Games Started	17	3

Innings Pitched	91.2	8.1

Wins	7	0

Losses	5	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	12

Earned Runs	35	10

Home Runs Allowed	15	1

Strikeouts	93	11

Walks	34	9

ERA	3.44	10.80

WHIP	1.25	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	3

Games Started	1	1

Innings Pitched	8.1	5.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	7	5

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	8	5

Walks	3	3

ERA	3.89	4.45

WHIP	1.33	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Connelly Early SP - WSH	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Connelly Early threw a live bullpen session on August 28. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Shane Smith is expected to miss a couple of weeks at Triple-A Charlotte due to a right rotator cuff strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	The Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Connelly Early played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Shane Smith allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 2nd
	Connelly Early will have his throwing program paused after he experienced forearm tightness in between innings of his live BP session this week. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 6th	Shane Smith didn't last long Thursday, and the White Sox paid for it in a 14-2 rout, allowing three earned runs runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1 2/3 innings in Thursday’s loss to Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 27th
	Connelly Early will face live hitters in West Palm Beach before going on an official rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Connelly Early SP - WSH			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#79	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#91	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#280
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#175	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#110
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#277	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs DET
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs COL
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Thu, Jul 9th				vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET
Thu, Sep 24th				@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Connelly Early for Shane Smith (2026)

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